This small but quite impressive tor extends downhill above the private driveway to Brake not far from the village centre of Lustleigh.
It consists of several moss and vegetation-covered huge boulders of which some can be seen from the wayside as it passes beneath the main bulk.
The tor also overlooks a fine example of a slotted gatepost at SX 78046 81327 that shows four deeply cut slots into the worked granite post that once supported one side of a gate. These are seen all over the moor but they are particularly common in and around Lustleigh.
Brake Tor
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Grid Ref:
SX 7803 8131
Height:
120m
Parish:
Lustleigh
Tor Classification:
Small
Access:
Private (but visible from public land)
Rock Type:
Granite
Credit:
Tim Jenkinson
Reference / Further Reading:
Tim Jenkinson: East Dartmoor The Hidden Landscape: Rocks and Tors (published privately)
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