Great Mis Tor
Great Mis Tor is a hill with a rocky outcrop situated in Dartmoor. It has been called one of the grandest hills in Devon, and lies above the River Walkham, about 4 miles north-east of Princetown.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vixen Tor and HM Prison Dartmoor.
Vixen Tor
Peak
Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vixen Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England. The tor is on private land and since 2003 access by the public has been banned, causing protests and mass trespassing by hikers and climbers.
HM Prison Dartmoor
Prison
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor.
North Hessary Tor
Peak
Photo: Theroadislong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Cudlipptown.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Cudlipptown
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cudlipptown or Cudliptown is a small village located near the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, northeast of Tavistock, and approximately one mile northeast of Peter Tavy.
Mary Tavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mary Tavy is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Great Mis Tor
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,765 feet
- Description: tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK
- Categories: hill, tor, and landform
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.57411° or 50° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.03105° or 4° 1′ 52″ westElevation
1,765 feet (538 metres)Open location code
9C2QHXF9+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 326006272OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Mis Tor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Mis Tor”
- Dutch: “Great Mis Tor”
- Latin: “Mis Tor”
- Swedish: “Great Mis Tor”
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