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Dartmoor includes the largest area of granite in Britain, with about 625 km 2 (241 sq mi) at the surface, though most of it is under superficial peat deposits. The granite (or more specifically adamellite) was intruded at depth as a pluton into the surrounding sedimentary rocks during the Carboniferous period, probably about 309 million years ago. [2]
Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike in early May, on Dartmoor, southwest England. Organized by the British Army , starting in 1960, it brings together teams of six young people, with the 2,400 young participants hiking to checkpoints on ten specified tors .
Princetown is the site of Dartmoor Prison. At around 1,430 feet (435 m) above sea level, [2] it is the highest settlement on the moor, and one of the highest in the United Kingdom. It is also the largest settlement located on the high moor.
This is a list of Dartmoor tors and hills. Dartmoor is a National Park in South West England that contains many granite outcrops of many different sizes. The main authority (other than the OS map) is "Dartmoor Tors and Rocks" by Ken Ringwood. Birch Tor, with the Warren House Inn in the distance Vixen Tor, with Great Mis Tor beyond
HM Prison Dartmoor is a currently inactive Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor . The prison is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall , and is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service .
The tor was the hub of the four Dartmoor stannary areas – Ashburton, Chagford, Tavistock and Plympton – whose boundaries radiate outwards from it. The Stannary Court was convoked here when deemed necessary, at irregular intervals, by the Lord Warden who summoned 24 representatives or "jurates" from each of the four stannaries.
The Dartmoor granite pluton is the largest but others include those giving rise to Bodmin Moor, West Penwith and the Scilly Isles. Within the Dartmoor outcrop as a whole there are numerous isolated pockets of finer granite, particularly in the area north of Burrator Reservoir and in the valley of the Dart below Dartmeet.
Articles relating to Dartmoor, an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers 954 km 2 (368 sq mi).