Hound Tor, Dartmoor National Park

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

#8 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Top attraction, Archaeological site, Trail

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1358 ftProminence: 85 ftCoordinates: 50°35'48"N, 3°46'41"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Becky Falls, Bowerman's Nose, Jay's Grave, Chinkwell Tor.

1.4 miNE
Waterfall, Zoo, Park
Becky Falls, Dartmoor National Park
35 min walk • Becky Falls, originally known as Becka Falls, is a tourist attraction in Dartmoor, England, centered on a waterfall of around 20 metres down a boulder-strewn bed. In addition to the waterfall as the centrepiece, there is a woodland park with features such as a children's zoo, woodland trail, and crafts.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bowerman's Nose, Dartmoor National Park
25 min walk • Bowerman's Nose is a stack of weathered granite on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is situated on the northern slopes of Hayne Down, about a mile from Hound Tor and close to the village of Manaton at grid reference SX742805.
0.9 miNW
Memorial
Jay's Grave, Dartmoor National Park
22 min walk • Jay's Grave is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and several ghost stories.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chinkwell Tor, Dartmoor National Park
27 min walk • Chinkwell Tor is a granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It consists of two cairns at the summit which stand at 458 metres above sea level It is surrounded by other tors and features such as: Widecombe-in-the-Moor village Bell Tor Honeybag Tor Hameldown Tor Great Houndtor Bonehill...
1.5 miSE
Visitor center, Trail, View point
Haytor, Dartmoor National Park
39 min walk • Haytor, also known as Haytor Rocks, Hay Tor, or occasionally Hey Tor, is a granite tor on the eastern edge of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
~1890 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Greator Rocks, Dartmoor National Park
10 min walk • Greator Rocks, Greater, or Grea Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It is a common climbing tor, like nearby Hound Tor. It is 371m above sea level.