Vixen Tor

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.

Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Peak with an elevation of 984 feet
Description: tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mis Tor and Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village.

Great Mis Tor

Peak

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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.

Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village

Wayside cross

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North Hessary Tor

Peak

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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 Tavistock.

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.

Tavistock

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Tavistock is a town in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor. It was the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. The name comes from the River Tavy, which runs through the town.