TORS OF DARTMOOR

a database of both lesser- & well-known rocks and outcrops

Home Search Map The East Access About Team Social Blog

Inner Pupers

Inner Puppers, Pupers Hill, Puppers Hill

This is the easternmost of the three small tors on Pupers Hill where the views, particularly those out to the coast at Torbay and Teignmouth, are quite striking. The outcrop is essentially a predominantly grassy knoll that reveals a small rock face from below, but it is perhaps the most disappointing of the group on account of its lack of stature.

The southern end of Inner Pupers resembles a poised block of granite with nooks and crannies beneath where a small animal may find shelter. This is the first outcrop reached when approaching from the steep slope above Chalk Ford and Lud Gate and is a good point at which to stop and catch your breath.

A tale is associated with the rockpiles on Pupers Hill and William Crossing explains that; "Turning S. along the brow of the hill we cross Gibby's Beam, and make our way south-eastward to Pupers, the piles of which we seen on the hill before us. There are three of these, known respectively as Inner Pupers, Pupers Rock, and Outer Pupers. The word is a corruption of Pipers, and the usual story of men being turned into rocks for playing and dancing on a Sunday is related to these masses."

icon
icon
Inner Pupers
The map above is not a navigation tool and we recommend that the grid reference shown below is used in conjunction with an Ordnance Survey map and that training in its use with a compass is advised.
Grid Ref:
SX 6756 6742
Height:
451m
Parish:
West Buckfastleigh
Tor Classification:
Emergent
Access:
Public
Rock Type:
Granite
Credit:
William Crossing
Reference / Further Reading:
William Crossing: Guide to Dartmoor

Please Support Us

We are proud to see the names of lesser-known tors are now being used more commonly on other websites and whilst this is to be encouraged we do request that, should you wish to use the information on this page, you provide a backlink to the website as reference, by copying the relevant address:

https://www.torsofdartmoor.co.uk/tor-page.php?tor=inner-pupers

Please also consider a small donation to the upkeep of the site; any contribution goes toward the fees to keep the database online and any costs incurred when undertaking research such as subscriptions to online archives.