The Cheeswring, a granite tor on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor (Photo by Mick Knapton)

Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, 208 km² in size, dating from the Carboniferous period of geological history. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1140x1292, 83 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1140x1292, 83 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ...

Dramatic granite tors rise from the rolling moorland. During the Bronze Age, Bodmin Moor was densely populated and now many prehistoric stone barrows and circles lie scattered across the moor. Today it is thinly populated aside from the small village of Bolventor. On the southern slopes of the moor lies Dozmary Pool, where, according to Arthurian legend, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake. Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... A tor is a large hill, usually topped with rocks. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Burial of Oleg of Novgorod in a tumulus in 912. ... Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. ... Bolventor is a small village, which lies in the heart of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ... In the tales of King Arthur, Sir Bedivere (born c. ... How Sir Bedivere Cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water. ... In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake gave King Arthur the sword known as Excalibur. ...

Bodmin Moor has been officially designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), as part of Cornwall AONB. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a United Kingdom. ...

The highest point is Brown Willy at 420 m (1378 ft), also the highest point in Cornwall. Brown Willy is a hill in south-west England whose summit is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall. ...

Wetland sites on the moor include Colliford Lake, a large reservoir, and Dozmary Pool. Map sources for Dozmary Pool at grid reference SX194745 Dozmary Pool is a small lake on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England. ...

See also

• Beast of Bodmin
• Cornwall
• Geology of the United Kingdom
• List of topics related to Cornwall

The Beast of Bodmin is a phantom wild cat (or possibly a number of them) which ranges in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... Geological map of Great Britain. ... This is a list of topics related to Cornwall, UK. The Cornwall category contains a more comprehensive selection of Cornish articles. ...

External links

• Photos of Bodmin Moor
• Cornwall AONB