TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser & well-known rocks and outcrops
Easterndown Copse Tor
![]() This is a small tor of several low flat piles set in the far western edge of the wood at Easterndown immediately west of Great Rock. ![]() The tor comprises two main parts: the higher section starting near the top edge of wood includes a magnificent outcrop of an overhang in a small clearing, with many other interesting rock formations shrouded in moss at SX 8203 8177. ![]() Easterndown Copse Tor extends down the hill culminating in a natural granite wall at SX 8196 8180 which can be reached via a short scramble up the hill. The Beadon Brook and a track towards Great Rock Mine are below, where the extent of the lower part of the tor can be appreciated. ![]()
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