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Bodmin Moor
granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is 208 square kilometres (80 sq mi) in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history.
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Bodmin Moor is one of five granite plutons (underground masses of igneous rock) in Cornwall.[1]
The name 'Bodmin Moor' is fairly recent, invented in 1813. It was formerly known as Fowey Moor after the River Fowey which rises within it.[2] Since the mid 18th century Bodmin Moor has been crossed by the trunk road now known as the A30.