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Sharp Tor is a common name given to tors (outcrops), particularly on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. All the "Sharp Tors" are listed below with their location and height:

  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (Southern Dartmoor, on Ugborough Moor) - 414m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (Dartmeet, on Dartmoor) - 380m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (North West Dartmoor, Nr Lydford) - 519m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (North east Dartmoor, Nr Drewsteignton, Teign Gorge) - 222m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (East Dartmoor, Nr Chinkwell Tor, Widecombe-in-the-Moor) - 418m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (West Dartmoor, Nr Peter Tavy) - 340m
  • Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (Tavy Cleave, on Dartmoor) - 440m
  • Sharp Tor - Bodmin Moor (Near Minions, on Langstone Downs) - 366m
  • Sharp Tor - Salcombe (Nr Bolt Head, South Devon) - 123m

Sharpitors may also be included in which two extra tors are added to the list:

  • Sharpitor - Dartmoor (South west Dartmoor, Nr Burrator Reservoir) - 402m
  • Sharpitor - Dartmoor (North east Dartmoor, Nr Lustleigh) - 246m

Notes

  1. "Tors | Legendary Dartmoor". 24 March 2016.


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