Brown Willy | |
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Bronn Wennili | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
Parent peak | High Willhays |
Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
Coordinates | 50°35′20″N 4°36′08″W / 50.588832°N 4.602179°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK |
OS grid | SX158799 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 201 |
Brown Willy (possibly from Cornish Bronn Wennili meaning "hill of swallows"[2] or from Cornish Bronn Ewhella meaning "highest hill") is a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit, at 1,378 feet (420 metres) above sea level, is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall as a whole.[1] It is about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) northwest of Bolventor and 4 miles (6 kilometres) southeast of Camelford. The hill has a variable appearance that depends on the vantage point from which it is seen. It bears the conical appearance of a sugarloaf from the north but widens into a long multi-peaked crest from closer range.[3]