Hound Tor | tor (rock formation), English Heritage

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 tor (rock formation), English Heritage

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. Baring Gould said that it derived its name from the shape assumed by the blocks on the summit that have been weathered into forms resembling the heads of dogs peering over the natural battlements.
English Heritage site, managed by Dartmoor National Authority.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/hound-to...
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Coordinates:   50°35'48"N   3°46'40"W
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