What is recorded here
Brown Willy is the highest point in Cornwall, with an elevation of approximately 485 metres. It is a prominent granite upland associated with the Cornubian Batholith and is surrounded by folklore, including tales of the Tinner's Man and the Tinner's Wife. The hill matters as a key geographical and cultural landmark in the region.
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Places near here
SladesRuins · 606 yd
Summit cairn on Brown WillyAncient tomb or cairn · 677 yd
Maiden TorMountain / peak · 987 yd
Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stonesScheduled monument · 1514 yd
Little Rough TorMountain / peak · 1587 yd
43rd Wessex MemorialMemorial · 1672 yd
Logan Rock, Louden Hill, Bodmin Moor, CornwallMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
GarrowListed building · 1.5 mi
Roughtor PlantationForest · 1.6 mi
Lower Moor PlantationForest · 1.9 mi
RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial MuseumMuseum · 4.1 mi
Temple Trout FisheryHeritage attraction · 4.5 miOther information
Photo: Rob Noble · CC BY-SA 2.0