Recreation and activities on and around the moor
A pointed granite outcrop on the north moor edge, somewhat overshadowed by its taller neighbours but with impressive scree running down to the East Okement River.
A 424-metre granite tor near Dartmeet with a distinctive spiral-shaped summit cairn and impressive views across central Dartmoor.
Dartmoor's second highest peak at 619m, more spectacular than its taller neighbour High Willhays and marked by a military flagpole.
North Dartmoor's sixth-highest peak at 584 metres, also known as the Devil's Dome, with a distinctive clitter field.
A small, easily missed tor on Newbridge Common near Brake Corner, topped by a cairn on gorse-covered ground with exposed bedrock on its north-eastern slopes.
Small granite outcrop on the B3212 between Postbridge and Two Bridges, overlooking the old Powdermills, with wide rock basins and a mysterious 'PC' carving.
A modest granite outcrop sitting right on the edge of Merrivale firing range, with a car park at the foot and rock basins to spot on top.
Rocky granite tor at 514 metres, sitting in the boggy ground between South Devil's Tor and Lydford Tor on central Dartmoor.
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