Higger Tor, Peak District

Name: Higger Tor
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark to the southeast. ()

Elevation: 1424 ftCoordinates: 53°20'2"N, 1°36'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Stanage Edge, Sandygate Road, Carl Wark, Padley Gorge.

1.5 miNW
Landmark destination for rock climbers
Stanage Edge, Peak District
39 min walk • Stanage Edge, or simply Stanage is a gritstone escarpment in the Peak District, England, famous as a location for climbing. It lies a couple of miles to the north of Hathersage, and the northern part of the edge forms the border between the High Peak of Derbyshire and Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
4.5 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Sandygate Road, Sheffield
116 min walk • Sandygate Road, located in the leafy suburbs of Sheffield, United Kingdom, holds a special place in the history of sports. Notably, it is the site of the world's oldest football ground, home to Hallam Football Club. This historic venue has been a pivotal part of the...
~1860 ftSE
Forts and castles
Carl Wark, Sheffield
9 min walk • Carl Wark is a rocky promontory on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District National Park, just inside the boundary of Sheffield, England. The promontory is faced by vertical cliffs on all but one side, which is protected by a prehistoric embankment.
2 miS
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Padley Gorge, Peak District
51 min walk • Padley Gorge is a deep but narrow valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire between the village of Grindleford and the A6187 road. The gorge is wooded with a stream, the Burbage Brook.
2.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Wet Withens, Peak District
69 min walk • Wet Withens is a Bronze Age henge on Eyam Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. The prehistoric circle of 10 upright stones is a protected Scheduled Monument. It is sometimes known as Wet Withers.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Froggatt Edge, Peak District
88 min walk • Froggatt Edge is a gritstone escarpment in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England, close to the villages of Froggatt, Calver, Curbar, Baslow and Grindleford.
1.4 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hathersage
37 min walk • St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redmires Reservoirs, Peak District
57 min walk • The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from the Hallam Moors by various small streams including Fairthorn Clough.
2.9 miSW
Mountain
Eyam Moor, Peak District
74 min walk • Eyam Moor is a plateau-topped hill between the villages of Eyam and Hathersage in Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The summit of Sir William Hill is 429 metres above sea level. It is unclear whom Sir William Hill is named after.
2 miS
Church, Vernacular architecture
Padley Chapel, Peak District
50 min walk • Padley Chapel is a building in Grindleford, England, on the site of the former Padley Hall. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.8 miSE
Mountain
Totley Moor, Peak District
46 min walk • Totley Moor is an open moorland hill to the west of the Sheffield suburb of Totley, in the Derbyshire Peak District. The summit is 395 metres above sea level.