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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. 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. Christopher Tilley has estimated the height of the cairn on which the outcrop stands to be 3 metres (9.8 ft).

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  • Showery Tor ist ein Gipfel einer Hügelkette im Bodmin Moor, bei St. Breward, östlich von Camelford in Cornwall in England, deren höchste Erhebung der (400 m), eine so genannte „Tor enclusore“ ist. Showery Tor ist bekannt für seine Felsformationen und vorgeschichtliche Denkmäler. Der Steinhügel, den Craig Weatherhill in „Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall & Scilly“ beschrieb, ist eine fünf Meter hohe natürliche Formation abgewetterten Granits, die artifiziell von einem massiven Hügel aus Steinen mit einem Durchmesser von 30 m und einer Höhe bis zu 1,2 m umgeben ist. Die natürliche Formation wurde als Fokus für ein vermutlich bronzezeitliches Monument ausgewählt. Da keine Ausgrabungen vorgenommen wurden, ist jedoch unbekannt, wie viele oder ob überhaupt Begräbnisse mit diesem Ring Cairn zu verbinden sind. Die Anlage wird auf rund 2500 v. Chr. datiert. (de)
  • 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. 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. Christopher Tilley has estimated the height of the cairn on which the outcrop stands to be 3 metres (9.8 ft). The site was thought to have been a religious focal point, possibly from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. No excavations have been recorded at the site, and it is not known if any burials were made there. 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. (en)
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  • Showery Tor Cairn and natural outcrop (en)
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  • near Camelford, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall (en)
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  • Location of Showery Tor within Cornwall (en)
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  • Showery Tor ist ein Gipfel einer Hügelkette im Bodmin Moor, bei St. Breward, östlich von Camelford in Cornwall in England, deren höchste Erhebung der (400 m), eine so genannte „Tor enclusore“ ist. Showery Tor ist bekannt für seine Felsformationen und vorgeschichtliche Denkmäler. (de)
  • 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. 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. Christopher Tilley has estimated the height of the cairn on which the outcrop stands to be 3 metres (9.8 ft). (en)
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