Tors & Landmarks

Pound Rock

A large granite rock at the entrance to North Bovey, marked with a finger post and named for its historical use as an animal pound.

Prestonbury Castle

Drewsteignton

Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort located on a hilltop near Drewsteignton, some 240 metres above sea level. It stands overlooking the Teign Valley and is close to two other hill forts, about 2 km away.

Prewley Moor

A quiet, open moorland area with views towards Sourton Tors, captured in a summer photograph by Glavind Strachan.

Pupers Hill

A hill with a legend, marked by a cairn and views towards Teignmouth and Snowdon.

Quickbeam Hill

A fairly flat hill with settling tanks and remnants of the Zeal tramway nearby.

Riddon Ridge

A distinctive ridge with a commanding presence, offering views across the surrounding moorland.

Rippon Tor

A striking tor on eastern Dartmoor with three large cairns and a triangulation pillar overlooking the northern high moors.

Rival Tor

A remote granite tor set in a basin, with Gidleigh Common stretching out below.

Roborough Rock

Roborough, Yelverton

A tor-like igneous outcrop on Roborough Down beside the A386, at the southern end of the former RAF Harrowbeer airfield, nicknamed the "Duke of Wellington's Nose" for its profile.