Stowe's Hill

Stowe's Hill is an elongated hill, 381 metres (1,250 ft) high, located on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England.[2]

Stowe's Hill
Stowe's Hill from the west.
Highest point
Elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)[1]
Prominence	78 m (256 ft)[1]
Listing	TuMP
Coordinates	50.5262°N 4.4593°W / 50.5262; -4.4593
Geography
Location	Bodmin Moor, England
OS grid	SX257724
Topo map	OS Landranger 201, Explorer 109
Geology
Mountain type	granite tor

Stowe's Hill is a prominent granite ridge located about 1500 metres north of Minions,[2] the highest village in Cornwall. It is dominated by Stowe's Pound, a huge tor enclosure comprising two massive stone-walls. The smaller enclosure surrounds the tors at the southern end of the hill; the larger one encircles the rest of the ridge. At the southern end is a large, disused quarry, but the hill is best known as the site of the Cheesewring, the extraordinary granite formation that gave the quarry its name.[3][4]

Inside Stowe's Pound are two Bronze Age cairns, a stone round house and over 100 house platforms. The site is thought to be Neolithic or Bronze Age and connected with other settlements and ritual monuments in the vicinity.[5]