The key landscape characteristics of this section of Cornwall National Landscape is a distinctive upland landscape which is created from the underlying granite mass, the largest of several granite intrusions that penetrate the slate killas bedrock along the spine of Cornwall. The highest point of the moor is in the northwest at Brown Willy a peak of 420m. Across the valley, the slightly lower Roughtor hosts the remains of a 12th century medieval chapel, and together, they represent the highest points of land in Cornwall.
Section 12 of the Cornwall National Landscape contains extensive evidence of an ancient ceremonial past. Stone circles, rows, standing stones, barrows and cairns dating back to the Neolithic (6000 – 4500 years ago) and Bronze Age (4500 – 2200 years ago), make up one of the richest prehistoric landscapes in the country.
Scheduled Monuments in Section 12
The Monumental Improvement project will ensure that 38 Scheduled Monuments in the Cornwall National Landscape will be better identified, supported and enjoyed by a wide range of communities and visitors.
Tresibbet is the remains of a small medieval farming hamlet(s) on Bodmin Moor, where people lived and worked nearly 800 years ago.
