TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser- & well-known rocks and outcrops
Boulters TorBoulter's Tor, Boulders Tor
 On the eastern edge of Smeardon Down, this is a non-granite tor consisting of one main pile which is characterised by a roughly fashioned wall running over the top. Relative ease of access is provided to Boulters Tor via the bridleway which lies to the south by a small and quite unremarkable mound of rock known as Furze Tor.  Eric Hemery (1983) remarks that: "...the higher, main pile of Boulters Tor (approx. 1,075 feet) is involved in the well-preserved outer wall of the Twyste enclosures; this runs westward just below the crest of the down and intrudes a bold spur into the environs of Peter Tavy."  We learn from Collingwood (2017) that: "The tor lies within the metamorphic aureole of Dartmoor and protrudes from an island of dolerite, a volcanic deposit formed around 300 - 400 million years ago (before the granite) when the land was beneath a vast warm sea, with volcanic eruptions occurring above and below the sea surface."  Boulters Tor might be in proximity of many other rockpiles, but it is the chief outcrop on Smeardon Down with views that can only be described as leaving a long-lasting impression on the visitor, who will no doubt return to enjoy the thrilling vista that unfolds before them. It is an indelible place where simple access rewards those who make the excursion to the Down from the quarry car park below.
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