Brown Willy
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Brown Willy 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.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The summit is the highest point of Bodmin Moor
Bodmin Moor
Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history....
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
Craig Weatherhill
Craig Weatherhill is a Cornish author both of fiction and non-fiction works about Cornwall.-Biography:Raised in St Just in Penwith and then in Falmouth, after serving in the forces he developed a career in conservation and architecture. In his younger days, the 6' 3" Weatherhill was a goalkeeper,...
disagrees.