Bodmin Moor

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The Cheeswring, a granite tor on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor (Photo by Mick Knapton)

Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, UK, 208 km² in size, dating from the Carboniferous period of geological history.

Dramatic granite tors rise from the rolling moorland. During the Bronze Age, Bodmin Moor was densely populated and now many prehistoric stone barrows and circles lie scattered across the moor. Today it is thinly populated aside from the small village of Bolventor. On the southern slopes of the moor lies Dozmary Pool, where, according to Arthurian legend, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake.

Bodmin Moor has been officially designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), as part of Cornwall AONB.

The highest point is Brown Willy at 420 m (1378 ft), also the highest point in Cornwall.

Wetland sites on the moor include Colliford Lake, a large reservoir, and Dozmary Pool.

See also

• Beast of Bodmin
• Cornwall
• Geology of the United Kingdom
• List of topics related to Cornwall

External links

• [Photos of Bodmin Moor]
• [Cornwall AONB]

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