Brown Willy, Cornwall

Historical Description

Brown-Willy, a mountain on the watershed of the NE of Cornwall, 4½ miles SE of Camelford. It consists of granite, has an altitude of 1368 feet, is crowned by a pile £ stones, serves as a sea-mark, and commands a view of the remotest parts of Devon and Cornwall, with part of Somerset and the Bristol Channel. A large stream-work for tin of its own name is at its base.

Maps

Online maps of Brown Willy are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)