Fox Tor, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Fox Tor
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#44 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. ()

Elevation: 1437 ftProminence: 13 ftCoordinates: 50°30'42"N, 3°56'21"W

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

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

3.6 miNW
History museum, Museum
HM Prison Dartmoor, Princetown
93 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.
4.3 miW
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
111 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
2.7 miW
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
68 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.
3.4 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael, Princetown
88 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.
4.1 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park
106 min walk • The Dartmoor Way is a long-distance footpath and cycle route centred on the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon, England.
~1610 ftN
Memorial
Childe's Tomb, Princetown
8 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.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crazywell Pool, Princetown
70 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.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ryder's Hill, Dartmoor National Park
55 min walk • At 515 m, Ryder's Hill is the highest point on the southern part of Dartmoor, Devon, England. On its summit there are two standing stones and a low cairn, on top of which is a triangulation pillar.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Combestone Tor, Dartmoor National Park
77 min walk • Combestone Tor is a granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It is 356 metres above sea level. The tor is considered a popular destination for tourists.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bellever Tor, Dartmoor National Park
110 min walk • Bellever Tor is a granite tor in the centre of Dartmoor, England. It provides panoramic 360 degree views and is located near Bellever Forest and the popular village of Bellever. There are numerous Kists and Cairn Circles on its slopes.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Hessary Tor, Princetown
103 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.