Tolborough Downs

Tolborough Downs is a grassland in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Tolborough Downs is situated nearby to the peak Tolborough Tor, as well as near Catshole Tor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brown Willy and Jamaica Inn.

Brown Willy

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brown Willy is a hill in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The summit, at 1,378 feet above sea level, is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall as a whole. Brown Willy is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tolborough Downs.

Jamaica Inn

Pub

Photo: Stewart MacInnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling. Jamaica Inn is situated 1 mile southeast of Tolborough Downs.

Garrow Tor

Peak

Photo: DKrieger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Garrow Tor is a bare, tor-crowned hill, 330 metres high, located on Garrow Downs in the northwest of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, UK. At the summit of Garrow Tor are granite rock outcrops and the hill also bears extensive evidence of early settlement, including a massive stone hedge, Bronze Age settlements and hut circles and Medieval settlements. Garrow Tor is situated 2 miles west of Tolborough Downs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolventor and South Carne.

Bolventor

Hamlet

Photo: Stewart MacInnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolventor is a hamlet on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Altarnun civil parish between Launceston and Bodmin.

South Carne

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Carne is a hamlet west of Altarnun in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. South Carne is situated 3 miles northeast of Tolborough Downs.

Bowithick

Hamlet

Photo: Mark Camp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bowithick is a hamlet on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Bowithick is situated near the disused Davidstow Moor airfield. Bowithick is situated 3 miles north of Tolborough Downs.

Tolborough Downs

Type: Grassland
Location: Altarnun, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.57147° or 50° 34′ 17″ north

Longitude

-4.58131° or 4° 34′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C2QHCC9+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1184844455

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Highlights include Tolborough Tor and Catshole Tor.

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