Brat Tor, Lydford

Name: Brat Tor
Address: EX20 4AZ, Lydford, United Kingdom

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Brat Tor, also known as Brai Tor and Widgery Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on the western flank of Dartmoor, England. It is best known for Widgery Cross, the tallest Dartmoor cross, which stands on its summit. It is, however, not as grand as other neighbouring tors, such as the imposing Great Links Tor and Hare Tor. It stands at 454 metres above sea level. ()

Coordinates: 50°39'6"N, 4°4'3"W

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EX20 4AZLydford United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Okehampton Castle, Lydford Castle, Meldon Viaduct, High Willhays.

6 miNE
Forts and castles, View point, Ruins
Okehampton Castle, Dartmoor National Park
154 min walk • Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
1.9 miW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Lydford Castle, Dartmoor National Park
50 min walk • Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small ringwork built in a corner of the Anglo-Saxon fortified burh in the years after the Norman conquest of England.
4.5 miN
Bridge
Meldon Viaduct, Dartmoor National Park
115 min walk • Meldon Viaduct carried the London & South Western Railway across the West Okement River at Meldon on Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Willhays, Dartmoor National Park
87 min walk • High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.
2.1 miW
50°38'25"N • 4°6'41"W
Lydford Gorge, Tavistock
53 min walk • Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Amicombe Hill, Dartmoor National Park
53 min walk • Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yes Tor, Dartmoor National Park
98 min walk • Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Mis Tor, Princetown
141 min walk • Great Mis Tor is a hill with a rocky outcrop situated in Dartmoor. It has been called one of the grandest hills in Devon, and lies above the River Walkham, about 4 miles north-east of Princetown.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor National Park
123 min walk • Hangingstone Hill, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Cut Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the southwest.
5.3 miSW
Historic walking areas, Ruins, Church
Brent Tor, Dartmoor National Park
136 min walk • Brent Tor is a tor on the western edge of Dartmoor, approximately four miles north of Tavistock, rising to 1100 ft above sea level. The Tor is surmounted by the Church of St Michael, the parish church of the village of Brentor, which lies below the Tor.
4.8 miN
Archaeological site
Meldon Quarry, Dartmoor National Park
123 min walk • Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway.