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- Sharptor, Ingalaterrako Kornualles konderriko herrixka bat da, Linkinhorne parrokia zibilean. Henwood herriaren mendebaldean. (eu)
- Sharptor is a hamlet west of Henwood in the civil parish of Linkinhorne in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is named after Sharp Tor on Bodmin Moor. Sharptor is close to Minions to the south, Kingbeare in the north and Darleyford to the east. Sharptor is around 280 m (920 ft) above sea level. There have been some visitors over the years who have been struck by Sharp Tor and the views: Sharpy-torry (Sharp-torr from its conical shape) - The views brought to my mind the beautiful lines in Ovid:Tum freta diffundi rapidisque tumescere ventisJussit, et ambitæ circumdare littora terræ.Addidit et fontes, immensaque stagna lacusque. Jussit et extendi campos, subsidere valles,Fronde tegi silvas, lapidosos surgere montes.Then he ordered the seas to be poured abroad, and to swell with furious winds, and to draw a shore quite round the inclosed earth. He Likewise added springs, and immense pools and lakes. He ordered likewise plains to be extended, and valleys to sink; the woods to be covered with green leaves, and the rocky mountains to rise. Sharp Point Tor is directly south of Kilmarth, is equal to it in height, and on the south-east side has a curious assemblage of rocks. Sharptor — a fine, pointed, granite hill. Sharp Tor or Sharp Point Tor is a conical hill of granite boulders, whose vertex is 1200 feet above the sea. The panoramic scenery from its top is grand and interesting. The conical Sharp Tor overhangs it as Mount Sinai overhung the village of Morality in The Pilgrim's Progress. Sharptor: from here one has a breathtaking view of the whole East Cornwall. Local attractions include the Cheesewring, a number of granite stones on Stowe's Hill; the Darley Oak, an ancient tree thought to be 1,000 years old; The Hurlers, a group of three ancient stone circles; Gold Diggings Quarry, a popular spot for swimming; Daniel Gumb's cave, the home to a stonecutter and his family;, Siblyback Lake a reservoir with a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) walk, various water sports and fishing (Rainbow trout and Blue trout); Golitha Falls a natural waterfall walk on the River Fowey; King Doniert's Stone, two pieces of decorated 9th century cross believed to commemorate Dungarth, King of Cornwall and the nearby Rillaton Barrow, an ancient burial mound. (en)
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- Sharptor, Ingalaterrako Kornualles konderriko herrixka bat da, Linkinhorne parrokia zibilean. Henwood herriaren mendebaldean. (eu)
- Sharptor is a hamlet west of Henwood in the civil parish of Linkinhorne in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is named after Sharp Tor on Bodmin Moor. Sharptor is close to Minions to the south, Kingbeare in the north and Darleyford to the east. Sharptor is around 280 m (920 ft) above sea level. There have been some visitors over the years who have been struck by Sharp Tor and the views: Sharp Point Tor is directly south of Kilmarth, is equal to it in height, and on the south-east side has a curious assemblage of rocks. Sharptor — a fine, pointed, granite hill. (en)
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