Mountains & hills · South West England
Hawk's Tor
In or near Blisland.
Hawk's Tor — Named summit at 307 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
Hawk's Tor is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 307 m.". Coordinates: 50.5501°, -4.6250°.
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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
Hawk's Tor is a hill and tor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, UK. Its summit is 307 metres (1,007 ft) above sea level. The tor, which is in the civil parish of Blisland, is located 7 miles (11 km) north east of the town of Bodmin. The slopes of the tor contain Hawkstor Downs, the Stripple stones, a stone circle and Hawkstor Pit, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest noted for its biological interest. There is another Hawk's Tor (329 m) on Bodmin Moor, further east, near the village of North Hill. In 2022 the Hawks Tor reservoir, an old clay pit, was bought online by South West Water. Its volume is about 1.5 million cubic metres.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5501, -4.6250
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Breward
- Postcode
- PL30 4NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- osm: n1592507810 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hawk's Tor, Blisland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hawk's Tor.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hawk's Tor?
- Hawk's Tor is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL30 4NN), in the parish of St. Breward.
- What is Hawk's Tor?
- Hawk's Tor — Named summit at 307 m.
- How do I get to Hawk's Tor?
- Drivers can use postcode PL30 4NN.
- Is Hawk's Tor a protected site?
- Yes — Hawk's 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 Hawk's Tor free to visit?
- Yes, Hawk's Tor is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hawk's Tor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL30 4NN. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.