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Lynch Tor sits above the Lych Way and Baggator Brook on the western escarpment of Dartmoor. It is a welcome sight when approached from the Upper Walkham Valley or White Barrow, offering shelter and a prominent position. The tor features a Bronze Age cairn known as Limsboro' Cairn, and its central outcrop has a distinctive saddle-shaped rock formation with a small rock basin. The area is surrounded by the Merrivale firing ranges, so walkers should be mindful of warnings.
John Trevena's 1907 novel Furze the Cruel sets a scene here: "passing round the foot of Lynch Tor."
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