TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser- & well-known rocks and outcrops
Strane Tor![]() William Crossing is the first to mention Strane Tor without definitively giving us its location. In his book "One Hundred Years on Dartmoor" p.122, he states that it is; "A small tor on the Strane, a tributary of the Swincombe." In Guide to Dartmoor, Crossing provides an additional clue to the tor on the Strane River; "This stream joins the Swincombe below the White Works (Ex. 3). Above its L. bank is a small pile known as Strane Tor." ![]() Eric Hemery, in High Dartmoor p.343 attempted to decipher Crossing's account of the location, but left us with a similarly vague description; "Downstream, the valley narrows between Strane and Peat Cot Hills, on the lower slopes of which two diminutive rock-piles and clitters oppose each other across the river. Crossing writes, without indicating its position in the valley, that above the "River's left bank is a small pile known as Strane Tor", a name not now used." ![]() Tim Jenkinson and Paul Buck finally got to the bottom of this mystery and located the tor consisting of two fair sized sections of bedrock and a charming rock that resembled a fish. ![]()
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