How many Tors on the Moors - Dartmoor Letterboxing Archive

The Nesty Crew

2011-12-31 20:58:03

Can anyone tell me how many Tors there are up on Dartmoor and if there is a list of them anywhere on the web?? :)

whoisthechallenger

2011-12-31 23:03:37

Take a look at Dave Bellamy's excellent site:

~~[url=~~http://www.davebellamy.co.uk][url]http://www.davebellamy.co.uk

There is a list of every Tor on there - Dave lists 326 Tors and notable hills. You can find tonnes of detail on each one: photos, ratings and maps. That, along with a progress report on Dave's attempt to visit every one!

The Nesty Crew

2012-01-01 17:47:35

Thats great thank you... will have a look in a while. Can't believe that there is over 300 .... though i can imagine that this is quite a debatable subject! :lol:

We have a map where we mark on where we have been each time we are down visting the moors, I am after a printable list that i could highlight as the map is getting covered in orange spots!

Looking forward to reading Dave's story... Thanks again :D

Sowerby Streaker

2012-01-01 18:23:37

If you need a book with a list in then you should buy the book "A to Z of Dartmoor Tors" by Terry Bound. Its a great little book with a short note on each tor.

Dave.B

2012-01-02 00:02:44

Thanks for the link WITC!

For another great source of information (which I link to on my site), try Tim Jenkinson's excellent Flickr photostream, particularly his "Lesser known tors of Dartmoor" set, here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgemarkertim/sets/72157624642103575/

You are correct Nesty Crew, it is quite a debatable subject as to what constitutes a tor, but thankfully no-one seems to take it too seriously. The list I came up with 5 years ago has served a purpose in getting a load of friends together for some enjoyable walks, so that's all that matters to me really. I could probably remove quite a few from the list, and there are some that definitely need adding. When I have some spare time I'll do some housekeeping on the site!

The Nesty Crew

2012-01-02 09:12:54

Dave .... your site is amazing! I have had a quick peek... but i am going to save it for my last day off work-tomorrow and spend hours trawling through it :D

I have left the web address with my mum as she'll be just as hooked. :lol:

It's going to be added to my favourites ... Happy New Year, and we'll look forward to following your story.

gravitykarma

2012-01-02 09:18:39

Dave is a good man for making these available, I used his list as a cross-reference when compiling my own last year & walking them all. At the moment my count is based on the "Traditional" dartmoor literature of crossings' etc and I have about 330, of which I've visited 320 odd

reg the bullmastiff

2012-01-03 19:28:15

I think there are two. HOWEVER Reg the Bullmastiff thinks there are more BUT he is a dog........... So what does he know???????????

TWO it is!