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Old books sometimes spell "Hen Tor" differently. Which of these is one of those spellings?
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Rooks Hole Tor
Bovey Tracey, Devon
Grid ref: SX 8125 8041 Find this on the Map Reference Finder
Main image: Fallen trees, Pixey Close - 50 metres from location - image by Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
The eastern outcrop features a spacious cave large enough for a group to stand in, while the western outcrop lacks vertical jointings.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“The fogs are most deceptive and very tricky. They come on unexpectedly, and change the whole aspect of the surroundings. They magnify all things ; hills comparatively small appear as high mountains, and a small bird like a snipe looks as big as a pigeon.”
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