Tors & Landmarks
Heckwood Tor
Low granite rocks strung across 300 metres, crowned by an improbable balancing boulder and ringed with industrial archaeology relics.
Leisure & Outdoor
Recreation and activities on and around the moor
Tors & Landmarks
Hedge Down Tor
Granite tor at the northern edge of Hedge Down, accessible via ladder stiles from the west where the moorland opens to the public.
Tors & Landmarks
Hen Tor
A striking granite cone rising 300 feet above Lee Moor, with one of Dartmoor's most remarkable clitter fields and prehistoric hut circles at its foot.
Tors & Landmarks
Herne Hole Tor
A modest pair of granite outcrops overlooking Herne Hole quarry, easily missed despite sitting just 100m from North Hessary Tor's mast.
Tors & Landmarks
Higher Hartor
418-metre tor on Hartor Hill with commanding views down the Plym valley towards Plymouth Sound, and Bronze Age settlement remains on its lower slopes.
Tors & Landmarks
Higher Tor
Awesome - oft overlooked granite peak on Dartmoor, rising to 470 metres with open moorland views across the high moor.
Tors & Landmarks
Higher White Tor
One of Dartmoor's higher tors at 522m, standing on a ridge above the West Dart with a distinctive pancake-like summit and 360-degree views across the moor.
Tors & Landmarks
Hockinston Tor
A pink granite tor set deep in the wooded Dart Valley gorge, surrounded by oak and rocky clitter, with a holly bush crowning the summit.
Tors & Landmarks
Hollow Tor
A granite tor on Dartmoor with Bronze Age barrow remains, located among a cluster of prehistoric sites.
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