Down Tor, Princetown

Name: Down Tor
Address: Princetown, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Princetown

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Facts and practical information

Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°30'25"N, 4°0'16"W

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Princetown United Kingdom

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Down Tor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: HM Prison Dartmoor, Burrator Reservoir, Cuckoo Rock, Church of St Michael.

3 miN
History museum, Museum
HM Prison Dartmoor, Princetown
76 min walk • 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.
1.5 miW
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
39 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
0.5 miSE
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
14 min walk • Cuckoo Rock is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop in West Devon. It is located to the east of Burrator Reservoir and to the south east of Down Tor, at a height of 362 m. The origin of the name is disputed.
2.7 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael, Princetown
70 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael in Princetown, Devon, England was built between 1810 and 1814. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
5.8 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park
148 min walk • The Dartmoor Way is a long-distance footpath and cycle route centred on the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon, England.
2.9 miE
Memorial
Childe's Tomb, Princetown
75 min walk • Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the crosses on Dartmoor, being raised upon a constructed base, and it is known that a kistvaen is underneath.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crazywell Pool, Princetown
18 min walk • Crazywell Pool or Crazy Well Pool is a large pond situated about 3 km south of Princetown just off the path between Burrator and Whiteworks on the western side of Dartmoor, Devon, England at grid reference SX582705. It is about 100 metres long and has a surface area of about 3,500 square metres.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Hessary Tor, Princetown
77 min walk • 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.
1.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
43 min walk • Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are on the southwest slope of Hartor Hill.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vixen Tor, Princetown
98 min walk • 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.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fox Tor, Dartmoor National Park
74 min walk • Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. On the flank of the tor, about 500 m to the north stands Childe's Tomb - according to local legend, the last resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Down Tor?

Nearby attractions include Cuckoo Rock, Meavy (14 min walk), Crazywell Pool, Princetown (18 min walk).