| Stowe's Hill | |
| Elevation M: | 381 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 78 |
| Listing: | TuMP |
| Location: | Bodmin Moor, England |
| Coordinates: | 50.5262°N -4.4593°W |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SX257724 |
| Topo: | OS Landranger 201, Explorer 109 |
| Type: | granite tor |
Stowe's Hill is an elongated hill, 381m (1,250feet) high, located on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England.[2]
Stowe's Hill is a prominent granite ridge located about 1500 metres north of Minions,[2] the highest village in Cornwall. It is dominated by Stowe's Pound, a huge tor enclosure comprising two massive stone-walls. The smaller enclosure surrounds the tors at the southern end of the hill; the larger one encircles the rest of the ridge. At the southern end is a large, disused quarry, but the hill is best known as the site of the Cheesewring, the extraordinary granite formation that gave the quarry its name.[3] [4]
Inside Stowe's Pound are two Bronze Age cairns, a stone round house and over 100 house platforms. The site is thought to be Neolithic or Bronze Age and connected with other settlements and ritual monuments in the vicinity.[5]