Kilmar Tor
| Kilmar Tor | |
|---|---|
 Kilmar Tor from the SE. Trig point just visible on the right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 118 m (387 ft)[1] |
| Listing | HuMP |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bodmin Moor, Cornwall |
| OS grid | SX252748 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 201, Explorer 109 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite tor |
Kilmar Tor (Cornish: Kil Margh) is an elongated hill, 396 metres (1,299 ft) high and running from SW to NE, on Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England.[2] Its prominence of 118 metres qualifies it as a HuMP.
Kilmar Tor is located on the eastern side of Bodmin Moor, about 2½ kilometres WSW of the hamlet of North Hill and 3½ kilometres north of Cornwall's highest village, Minions. It is surmounted by granite tors. There is trig point at the summit as well as a cairn and cist. The course of a dismantled railway runs around the hill to the south, evidence of the mining that used to be carried out in the area.[2]
On Kilmar Tor's northern flank is with and Hawk's Tor beyond the saddle. To the southeast is and, to the south, . runs roughly north to south past the western end of the hill and, to the east, open moorland descends to the valley of the River Lynher.[2]
Popular culture[]
Kilmar Tor features in Daphne du Maurier's novel Jamaica Inn.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF). Relative Hills of Britain. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map series, No. 109
- ^ Du Maurier, Daphne (1936). Jamaica Inn. New York: HarperCollins. p. 45. ISBN 9780062404893.
- Hills of Cornwall
- Bodmin Moor