Brown Willy

Brown Willy
Bronn Wennili
Brown Willy from the summit of Rough Tor
Highest point
Elevation420 m (1,380 ft)[1]
Prominence314 m (1,030 ft)
Parent peakHigh Willhays
ListingMarilyn, County Top
Coordinates50°35′20″N 4°36′08″W / 50.588832°N 4.602179°W / 50.588832; -4.602179
Geography
Brown Willy is located in Cornwall
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Brown Willy
Brown Willy shown within Cornwall
Brown Willy is located in England
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Brown Willy (England)
LocationBodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK
OS gridSX158799
Topo mapOS 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+12 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]

  1. ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 161–166. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. ^ Steven Morris (13 September 2016). "Brown Willy: Cornwall's highest point up for sale at £2.8m". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ Humphreys, Rob (2008). The Rough Guide to Britain. Rough Guides. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-85828-549-8.