Notes: This large pile can be located immediately east of its better-known neighbour.
Reference: Please refer to Tors of Dartmoor for more information.
There are several mine shafts in this area and it is advised that you stick to the marked footpaths.
Notes: This sprawling tor is situated to the west of the much more well-known ‘Great Rock’, and features on the Tors of Dartmoor website.
Reference: Tim Jenkinson with Paul ‘Moorland Walker’ Buck. You can see Tors of Dartmoor for more.
Acknowledgement: Photos kindly supplied by Tim Jenkinson.
Max Piper writes: This stone is the first one encountered when walking along the public footpath east towards Hennock. It is leaning into the path not far from Great Rock.
Torquay Water Main stone dated 1858, Great Rock Wood.
Reference:
- Jenkinson, T. (2022): Dartmoor Magazine, Issue 148, Winter: Torquay Water Main Stones.