Just within the Parish boundary at Dartmeet there is a well-defined path from Badger's Holt leading north along the East Dart River. Here you will find a ruined tor in two parts that seems to have been overlooked by previous commentators.
The higher outcrop, at grid ref. SX 6733 7345 is the more distinctive. Another one resides on the low slopes, at SX 6729 7341, in woods not far from the start of the footpath on the east side.
Although brought to the attention of the public by Tim Jenkinson in 2015, we find, on the Dartmoor Trust Archive, that it was photographed in December 1887 and annotated by Robert Burnard as a "curious mass of rocks at Badgers Holt".
The small tor here is well worth a visit and, in spite of its proximity to the well frequented tea rooms and river, is seldom visited and can actually be a pleasant retreat away from the crowds.
Badgers Holt Tor
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