Hound Tor
Hound Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, Devon, England and is a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor.Photo: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greator Rocks and Chinkwell Tor.
Greator Rocks
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greator Rocks, Greater, or Grea Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It is a common climbing tor, like nearby Hound Tor. It is 371m above sea level.
Chinkwell Tor
Peak
Photo: Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chinkwell Tor is a granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It consists of two cairns at the summit which stand at 458 metres above sea level It is surrounded by other tors and features such as:…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manaton and Haytor Vale.
Manaton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manaton is a village and civil parish in Teignbridge District, situated to the southeast of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. The 15th-century church, located in a prominent spot due north of the village green, is dedicated to St Winifred.
Haytor Vale
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haytor Vale is a village in the English county of Devon in Dartmoor.
Widecombe in the Moor
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Widecombe in the Moor is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Hound Tor
- Type: Rock
- Description: tor in Dartmoor National Park, in Devon, England, UK
- Categories: hill, tor, and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hound Tor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hound Tor”
- Chinese: “犬石古村”
- Dutch: “Hound Tor”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوند تور”
- Hausa: “Yankin Hound Tor”
- Polish: “Hound Tor”
- Swedish: “Hound Tor”
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