Hawk's Tor is a hill and tor on Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history....

 in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

England

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, UK

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. Its summit is 307 metres (1,007.2 ft) above sea level.

The tor, which is in the civil parish of Blisland

Blisland

Blisland is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately five miles northeast of Bodmin. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 565....

, is located 7 miles (11.3 km) north east of the town of Bodmin

Bodmin

Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...

. The slopes of the tor contain Hawkstor Downs, the Stripple stones

Stripple stones

The Stripple stones or Stripple stones circle is a stone circle located on the south slope of Hawk's Tor, north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK.-Description:...

, a stone circle

Stone circle

A stone circle is a monument of standing stones arranged in a circle. Such monuments have been constructed across the world throughout history for many different reasons....

 and Hawkstor Pit, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest

Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...

 noted for its biological

Flora and fauna of Cornwall

Cornwall is the county that forms the tip of the southwestern peninsula of England; this area has a mild and warm climate regulated by the Gulf Stream...

interest.