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) |
| Location | Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Prominence | c. 314 m |
| Parent peak | High Willhays |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 201 |
| OS grid reference | SX158799 |
| Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
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.
The name is sometimes suggested to come from bron ughella meaning "highest hill", as it is the highest point in Cornwall, but Weatherhill disagrees.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
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