The key characteristics of Bodmin Moor are . . .

153. Bodmin Moor

The key characteristics of Bodmin Moor are . . .

• Exposed, windswept, granite uplands rising to tors and clitter slopes. 

• Extensive treeless heathland and wet moorland.

• Sheltered wooded valleys with fast-flowing streams.

• A high concentration of prehistoric monuments of international interest.

• Dispersed settlement pattern of hamlets and farmsteads with villages mainly of recent, industrial origin on moorland fringes and valleys.

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