" Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we enjoy today, and what we pass on to future generations. National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division as: ↑ Williams, Michael (1984) Unknown Devon.↑ Brentor Church: A Guide, Church of England publications.↑ Robert Hesketh, Devon's Geology, an introduction, page 8.↑ Dartmoor National Park Authority, Educational Register of Geological Sites.The churchyard was the scene of filming for the BBC tv version of Jamaica Inn. According to this story, an early medieval merchant paid for the church to be completed after nearly being shipwrecked. There are many legends surrounding Brent Tor.One of the best-known is that of the Merchant and the Storm. In 1995 the Church was struck by lightning, which caused extensive damage, but this has since been repaired. Although there is a newer (19th century) church (Christchurch) in the village, which is used for many services, St Michael's is still used on Christmas Day, Easter Day and for Evensong during the summer. The Church has a capacity of approximately forty people. At one point, the Church may have been used as a Beacon tower, used to spread word of enemies seen out to sea (see also Spanish Armada). The tower is 40 feet (12 m) high and houses three bells. The Church of St Michel de Rupe (" Saint Michael of the Rock") atop the Tor dates to the 13th century, and measures 15 feet (4.6 m) wide and 37 feet (11 m) long. There are three distinct consecutive ramparts in this sector, and traces of internal partitioning. However, the northern ramparts in particular are well preserved, displaying a multi-vallate pattern characteristic of the Iron-A, or early -B, culture. No serious archaeological work has been carried out on the site. Unusually, the fortifications are at the base of the Tor, rather than the summit as is more normal (compare with Brent Knoll in Somerset). HistoryĪround the Tor are (apparently) Iron Age earthworks, the remnants of a Hill fort. It is composed of volcanic breccia and pillow lava exuded beneath a former sea. Brent Tor is a unique example of an early Carboniferous basaltic volcano, now weathered down.
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