Hookney Tor
| Hookney Tor | |||
| Devon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hookney Tor | |||
| Range: | Dartmoor | ||
| Summit: | 1,631 feet SX698812 50°36’59"N, 3°50’29"W | ||
Hookney Tor is a hill on Dartmoor, in Devon, capped by a prominent 'tor' rock formation of the sort which typifies Dartmoor hills.
The hill stands immediately north of Grimspound, a prehistoric village enclosure and remains of Headland Warren farm and Vitifer Mine are also in the valley nearby. The hill is on the Two Moors Way long-distance walking route.
Hookney Tor is named after the nearby settlement of Hookner.[1]
Description
The tor at the summit of the hill consists of several granite piles and stands at an elevation of 1,631 feet above sea level. It has a descent of 72 feet.[2]
The tor is surrounded by the Hookney Tor Cairn in the form of a discreet cluster mounds running along the ridge. This includes a rubble bank attached to its southern face. The ring bank survives in a D-shape.[3]
Location
Hookney Tor is on Dartmoor in Devon, north of the Bronze Age settlement of Grimspound to the southeast, Hameldown to the south, Shapley Tor to the north, Birch Tor to the west, and King Tor to the east.
The nearest town is Ashburton 11 miles to the southeast.[4] The nearest village is Widecombe-in-the-Moor several miles to the south.
References
- ↑ Hookney Tor: Dartmoor Walks
- ↑ Hookney Tor: Hill Bagging
- ↑ Megalithic Portal: Hookney Tor Cairn Cairn
- ↑ http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/16/grimspound_and_hookney_tor.html "Grimspound and Hookney Tor". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 9 - 5 - 2014.
