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Are there three different Sharp Tors?
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6 according to Hemery. The tor namers weren't very imaginative, like the mountain namers in Scotland. If the description fits.....
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Yes, as far as I know personally. One is the one in my post on Willsworthy Range, another is over towards Dartmeet beside Yar and Corndon Tors the other is over by Piles Copse in the Ugborough area. I have been to them all in my Dartmoor Rambles.
I have no idea where the other 3 might be but am interested.
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Those were the same 3 that immediately sprang to mind for me. I need to look the others up when I have time
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Thanks Chris.
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I just did a search on https://www.torsofdartmoor.co.uk/results_tors.php?tor_name=sharp+tor and found seven, not all are marked on the OS Map and some are called other things on the OS Map.
Sharp Tor (Castle Drogo) SX 7286 8986
Sharp Tor (Chinkwell) SX 7282 7807
Sharp Tor (Harford Moor) SX 6489 6172
Sharp Tor (Lydford) SX 5501 8485
Sharp Tor (Peter Tavy) SX 5248 7704
Sharp Tor (Tavy Cleave) SX 5540 8332
Sharp Tor (Yar Tor Down) SX 6865 7296
Sharp Tor (Castle Drogo) SX 7286 8986
Sharp Tor (Chinkwell) SX 7282 7807
Sharp Tor (Harford Moor) SX 6489 6172
Sharp Tor (Lydford) SX 5501 8485
Sharp Tor (Peter Tavy) SX 5248 7704
Sharp Tor (Tavy Cleave) SX 5540 8332
Sharp Tor (Yar Tor Down) SX 6865 7296
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You know I've just had to go and check them all out, don't you?
Apart from the ones we're all familiar with the others are either called something else or not marked by OS but I do know them. Except the Castle Drogo one which is named but I don't know it 'cos I've never been there
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Me too and I've been to them all except Castle Drogo.You know I've just had to go and check them all out, don't you?
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I found out places names are not unique at all when as a young child I moved house to a different county........ then found my new school was in the next village just down the road, that had the same name as the village just down the road from the place we'd left.............. Confused, I was
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Week 15.
This week with reasonable weather I decided to go back to the Birch Tor area to get those Tors that eluded me last month due to bad visibility so my priority for this walk was Shapley and Hookney Tors plus Chaw Gulley. I parked at Bennet's Cross Car Park again so my route took me up Birch Tor and along the Two Moors Way, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
First stop was Birch Tor, you can just make out The Warren House Inn (the white spec in the distance).
I then headed along the Two Moors Way to Shapley Tor.
Then over to Hookney Tor.
On the way back I went through Chaw Gulley.
There is a Lone Tree at either end.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.
This week with reasonable weather I decided to go back to the Birch Tor area to get those Tors that eluded me last month due to bad visibility so my priority for this walk was Shapley and Hookney Tors plus Chaw Gulley. I parked at Bennet's Cross Car Park again so my route took me up Birch Tor and along the Two Moors Way, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
First stop was Birch Tor, you can just make out The Warren House Inn (the white spec in the distance).
I then headed along the Two Moors Way to Shapley Tor.
Then over to Hookney Tor.
On the way back I went through Chaw Gulley.
There is a Lone Tree at either end.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.
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Used to have lunch at the Warren House Inn relatively often, until they tried charging £2.50 for a pint of orange squash... Never again!
Looking forward to getting up on the moor on the bike a bit more this year - weather permitting (so probably not Tuesdays!!!)
Looking forward to getting up on the moor on the bike a bit more this year - weather permitting (so probably not Tuesdays!!!)
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Will do. I tend to stick to the Eastern side of the Moor but am happy to travel further into the wilds! Usual route is from Moretonhampstead to Two Bridges/Princetown then down past Huccabexworthy (!) to Buckfastleigh or Ashburton via Combestone Tor and Venford Reservoir.
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Doh yes I have to DNPA at Parke not far from Jo;lly's.As you say TBC, however, Princetown is only 7.5 miles from me by the longest route my bike wouldn't be warmed up by then. Never been to Mr Jolly's in Bovey, come to think of it I don't recall ever going to Bovey.
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Week 16.
More changeable weather this week with the best of it around the Widecombe area so that's where I went. I first went to Bonehill Rocks and walked the ridgeline to Honeybag Tor then went around to Hemsworthy Gate to go up Top Tor to shoot across to Rippon Tor, Saddle Tor and Haytor Rocks, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
Bonehill Rocks.
Hound Tor from Bell Tor.
Honeybag Tor.
Bell Tor on the way back.
Rippon Tor from Top Tor.
My favourite from the day, Rippon Tor, Saddle Tor and Haytor Rocks from Top Tor.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.
More changeable weather this week with the best of it around the Widecombe area so that's where I went. I first went to Bonehill Rocks and walked the ridgeline to Honeybag Tor then went around to Hemsworthy Gate to go up Top Tor to shoot across to Rippon Tor, Saddle Tor and Haytor Rocks, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
Bonehill Rocks.
Hound Tor from Bell Tor.
Honeybag Tor.
Bell Tor on the way back.
Rippon Tor from Top Tor.
My favourite from the day, Rippon Tor, Saddle Tor and Haytor Rocks from Top Tor.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.
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Week 17.
This week I decided to go out over to Down Tor Stone Row with my Bronica SQ-Ai loaded with Portra 160 plus my Leica M9s, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
Down Tor Stone Row (Bronica).
On the way to Down Tor is Snapper's Tor.
Bronica.
Leica.
I did also go ovet to Combshead Tor to finish the film.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.
This week I decided to go out over to Down Tor Stone Row with my Bronica SQ-Ai loaded with Portra 160 plus my Leica M9s, as usual you can see the full story and photos in my Blog over on ePHOTOzine. https://www.ephotozine.com//user/topsyrm-149719/blog
Down Tor Stone Row (Bronica).
On the way to Down Tor is Snapper's Tor.
Bronica.
Leica.
I did also go ovet to Combshead Tor to finish the film.
That’s all for this week folks, thanks for looking in and as always, comments welcome.