Bodmin Moor Brown Willy

Bodmin Moor Brown Willy. Brown Willy from Rough Tor or Roughtor on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall Stock Photo Alamy The name of the peak is possibly derived from the Cornish Brann Ewhella, which means 'highest hill'. Rough Tor is high up on the windswept Bodmin Moor, that beautiful and practically unspoilt terrain between Bodmin and Launceston that's as famous for its granite tors as it is for its Jamaica Inn attraction

Rough Tor/Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, 200218 Stock Photo Alamy
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The summit of Brown Willy is the highest point in Cornwall, at 420m above sea level, but only 20m taller than Rough Tor. The name "Brown Willy" is actually a distortion of the Cornish Bronn Wennili which means "hill of swallows"

Rough Tor/Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, 200218 Stock Photo Alamy

Brown Willy is a tor on the north-west area of Bodmin Moor Climb to the highest point on Bodmin Moor on this circular walk in north east Cornwall Well I can add Brown Willy and especially, Rough Tor to that list

Rough Tor/Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, 200218 Stock Photo Alamy. Brown Willy is Cornwall's highest hill, with a summit reaching 1,378 feet (420 meters) above sea level There's fantastic views across the moor to the Cornish coast and a number of fascinating historical sites to see on the way.

Rough Tor/Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, 260417 Stock Photo Alamy. That said there is a problem with this part of Bodmin Moor, fences and a lack of a path. The summit of Brown Willy is the highest point in Cornwall, at 420m above sea level, but only 20m taller than Rough Tor.