TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser & well-known rocks and outcrops
Cuckoo Rock
![]() You can't miss this pyramid piece of granite, nestled west of Combshead Tor, on the side of the Narrator Brook valley. The rock itself appears to be part of a ruined tor, with plenty of granite scattered across the slope. ![]() Quite why this recognisable rock found itself with the name is unknown. It hardly resembles a cuckoo, as the top section is purported to do, so we can discount that particular theory. It may well be as simple as someone sighting, or hearing the elusive bird when in the vicinity. ![]() Being one of the earliest locations for a letterbox on Dartmoor likely enhanced its fame and climbers are here regularly as it is also a popular area for bouldering. ![]()
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