Showery Tor
| Showery Tor | |
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 Showery Tor Cairn and natural outcrop | |
| Location | near Camelford, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall |
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| Architectural style | British pre-Roman Architecture |
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Showery Tor is a rocky outcrop on a ridge-top approximately 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) north of the Rough Tor summit, near Camelford on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is notable for its rock formations and prehistoric monuments.[1][2]
The Tor is a prominent landmark for a wide area. It consists of a natural 5-metre (16 ft) outcrop of weathered granite enveloped by a giant man-made ring cairn of stones, each up to 30 metres (98 ft) in diameter and 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) high.[3] Christopher Tilley has estimated the height of the cairn on which the outcrop stands to be 3 metres (9.8 ft).[4]
The site was thought to have been a religious focal point,[5] possibly from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period.[3] No excavations have been recorded at the site, and it is not known if any burials were made there.[3]
The granite outcrop is reminiscent of the Cheesewring and made of individual blocks on underlying outcrops formed by erosion along horizontal fractures in the granitic mass. Aerial photography has revealed more about the layout of the structures on Showery Tor and it stands out as the only natural formation to have been used in this way by the cairn designers.[6]
Pictures
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Showery Tor Ring Cairn -
Cairn from a distance -
View towards Rough Tor from Showery Tor Cairn -
Another view from Showery Tor -
Granite boulders on Showery Tor -
View towards Showery Tor and Little Rough Tor from Rough Tor
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Somerville, Christopher., The Telegraph, Article, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall: Walk of the month 14 October 2008
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Modern Antiquarian illustrated entry about Showery Tor (Rocky Outcrop)
- Geograph Entry on Showery Tor
- Map sources for Showery Tor
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