Brown Willy
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| Brown Willy | |
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 Brown Willy from the summit of Rough Tor |
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| Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| Prominence | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Parent peak | High Willhays |
| Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
| Location | |
| Location | Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 201 |
| OS grid | SX158799 |
Brown Willy (from Cornish: Bron Wennyly meaning swallows' hill) is a hill in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The summit is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall as a whole.
It is sometimes suggested that the name came from Cornish bron ughella meaning "highest hill", as it is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall, but the topologist Craig Weatherhill disagrees.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Weatherhill, Craig (1995) Cornish Place Names and Language
Coordinates: 50°35′23″N 4°36′13″W / 50.58970°N 4.60364°W
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