Mountains & hills · South West England
Rough Tor
Also known as: Torr Garow
Rough Tor — Named summit at 400 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rough Tor is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Torr Garow. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 400 m.". Coordinates: 50.5973°, -4.6220°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bodmin Moor, North SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rough Tor (), or Roughtor, is a tor on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The site comprises the tor summit and logan stone, a Neolithic tor enclosure, many Bronze Age hut circles, and some contemporary monuments.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.5973, -4.6220
Sources
- osm: n1580724476 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Rough Tor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: RoughTor.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rough Tor?
- Rough Tor is in South-West England, United Kingdom.
- Is Rough Tor a protected site?
- Yes — Rough Tor is part of the Bodmin Moor, North SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rough Tor free to visit?
- Yes, Rough Tor is free to enter.