Cockstor Hill

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This hill is capped by the non-granite rocks of Cox (Cocks) Tor, heavily adorned in white lichen, where fabulous views can be had. The name of ‘Cockstor Hill’, referring to this bold eminence, is found in ‘High Dartmoor‘.

Reference:

  • Brown, M. (1995): The Gazetteer of Dartmoor Names
  • Hemery, E. (1983): High Dartmoor – Land and People

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