Dartmoor
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Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers 954 km2.
View down the River Meavy towards Leather Tor and Sharpitor
High Willhays with Yes Tor behind
River Erme at Ivybridge
Aune Mire, the source of the River Avon
Tor (rock formation)
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A tor, which is also known by geomorphologists as either a castle koppie or kopje, is a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding smooth and gentle slopes of a rounded
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…uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m (2,037 ft) above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and…
A tor in Altai Krai, southern Siberia
Kit-Mikayi, a celebrated tor near Kisumu, Kenya
Tor near the summit of Knocknagun, in Wicklow, Ireland
Roc Cornut, a celebrated granite tor, next to the D619 road in the commune of Campoussy, Pyrénées-Orientales, France.