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Tor Enclosure menu
4000 to 2500 BC |
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Carn Brea
Approximately
six thousand years ago a series of massive stone walls were
constructed to encircle the central and eastern tors of the hill and
a double set of ramparts was erected across the slopes, linking the
two and enclosing the area between them. |
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Helman Tor
Situated at
the northern extremity of a north-south trending granite ridge,
Helman Tor
overlooks the marshy ground of Redmoor and Breney Common and the
fertile farmlands on the higher ground between. Archaeological surveys have identified a series of low
walls and levelled terraces on the tor. |
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Rough Tor
Roughtor is sited on the north-western edge of the granite massif of
Bodmin Moor amidst a wild stony landscape of moorland, bog and rough
pasture. The twin summits of Roughtor and Little Roughtor crown a
prominent ridge commanding extensive views across the surrounding
countryside. |
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Stowe's Pound
Stowe's Pound is sited atop a prominent granite ridge to the north
of Minions village in the south-eastern sector of Bodmin Moor. Two
massive Neolithic stone-walled enclosures encircle the summit of the
ridge. |
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Only recently recognised as a site type, tor enclosures are formed
by a series of massive walls linking natural outcrops to enclose an
imposing, usually granite, hilltop. Dating from the early Neolithic
period, they are particular to south-western Britain and are
comparable to the causewayed enclosures found elsewhere in the
British Isles.
They may have provided a focus for their local community and a place
for social and ceremonial interaction, including the exchange of
goods and ideas. |
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