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
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.
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.
Tor (rock formation)
…hill summit or ridge crest. In the South West of England, the term is commonly also used for the hills themselves – particularly the high points of Dartmoor in Devon and Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Although English topographical names often have a Celtic etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary lists no cognates…
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