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Lower Tor (Okehampton)

Belstone, Devon

Grid ref: SX 6124 9157

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Main image: Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

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Lower Tor is a granite stack on the Okehampton Common side of Belstone, lower down the hill from Higher Tor and smaller than it. It stands about 451 metres above sea level and looks out over the northern moor, from Yes Tor in the west to Cosdon Hill in the east, with High Willhays also in view. It is one of a line of tors that runs from Oke Tor through Knattaborough Tor and Higher Tor to Lower Tor and Tors End Tor, with Belstone Tor the highest point on the chain.

The Belstone and Okehampton boundary stones stand a short way to the south of the tor, and the Okehampton firing range lies right beside it, so check the firing times and look for red flags before you go. The easiest approach is from Belstone village, over Watchet Hill and Belstone Tor.

The name is not unique: Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor mentions another Lower Tor, marked by a post, near Lower Uppacott on the other side of the moor. This listing is the Okehampton one.

  • Grid reference: SX 61249 91573
  • Height: 451 m (Treks and Tors)
  • Rock: granite stack
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