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Recreation and activities on and around the moor

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Blakey Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Blakey Tor

A substantial granite pile overlooking Blackbrook River that only appeared on OS maps in 2023, with a mushroom-shaped poised rock nearby.

Boulters Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Boulters Tor

A dolerite tor on Smeardon Down's eastern edge, marked by a distinctive wall running over its summit, with sweeping 360-degree views across western Dartmoor.

Braddon Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Braddon Tor

Sprawling granite outcrops on Broad Down's west side, notable for tight fissures and a xenolith, named on OS maps only in 2023.

Brat Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Brat Tor

A modest granite tor on Dartmoor's western edge, crowned by Widgery Cross, the tallest standing cross on the moor, built for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Calveslake Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Calveslake Tor

Small granite tor above Calves Lake stream, easily overlooked until you spot the fine kistvaen and logan stone on its slopes.

Chat Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Chat Tor

Small granite outcrop on Rattlebrook Hill near Lydford, notable for lamellar bedding and commanding views across central Dartmoor.

Chinkwell Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Chinkwell Tor

Two-topped granite tor on Bonehill Down ridge with a distinctive jigsaw-puzzle rock basin and bold west-facing formations.

Combeshead Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Combeshead Tor

371m granite tor on the western moor, reached easily from Norsworthy Bridge and often paired with Down Tor on a half-day circuit.

Combestone Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Combestone Tor

Granite tor on the lower slopes above the Dart valley with a distinctive avenue of rock outcrops and unusual rock basins carved into its summit.