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Named tors, hills and other landmarks on Dartmoor. Browse the tors or the hills and mounds, or use the map below to see everything at once.

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King Tor
Tors & Landmarks

King Tor

A quiet tor below King’s Barrow with a shallow rock basin and distant views northward over rolling hills.

Dartmoor quiz
“Oh, Miss, how can I ever thank 'ee? I bathed my arms same as you told me at bedtime and got right in bed and slept till nine o'clock this morning without moving. Us haven't had such a night for months.”

Who wrote this?

Beatrice Chase. From Through a Dartmoor Window (1915).

Worth a visit
King's Tor
Tors & Landmarks

King's Tor

A large, finely shaped granite tor on the B3357 with two rock basins and the disused Princetown Railway looping around it.

Kings Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Kings Tor

A prominent granite tor with two rock basins, overlooking the Walkham Valley and the Princetown Railway.

Kingsett Down
Tors & Landmarks

Kingsett Down

A distinctive down with a rugged granite character, situated near the western edge of Dartmoor.

Kit Rocks
Tors & Landmarks

Kit Rocks

A cluster of granite rocks above the East Dart River, offering a peaceful spot beside the river with views of surrounding hills.

Kitty Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Kitty Tor

A small tor with a distinctive flagpole and military huts on Dartmoor's Amicombe Hill.

Knattaborough Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Knattaborough Tor

A small tor on the ridge between Oke Tor and Belstone Tor, with fine views across the moor.

Ladybrook Tor
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Ladybrook Tor

A granite outcrop with a distinctive clitter known as 'Foxes' Holt' nearby.

Lakehead Hill
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Lakehead Hill

A quiet hill in Bellever Forest with ancient stone circles and cists.