On top of Rattlebrook Hill, one prominent layered outcrop on the boggy track between Hare Tor and the bridleway near to Bleak House. It appears as one over-sized dollop of cow pat, but its geology is very interesting since it is a rare form of embedded granite. The 360 degree views are worth the effort.
Hemery says of the area north-eastward: "Chat Tor provides a view of the turf-ties (pre-industrial) from which so much peat was formerly transported by packhorse along the old Lydford path, and from which the eighteenth-and nineteenth-century miners in the valley would have obtained their fuel."
Crossing explains that the tor is marked on a Duchy Map as 'Loaf', which likely comes from the tor's character and is an ancient name. Certainly, the tor has a loaf's features in some respects.
Chat Tor
The map above is not a navigation tool and we recommend that the grid reference shown below is used in conjunction with an Ordnance Survey map and that training in its use with a compass is advised.
Grid Ref:
SX 5554 8528
Height:
542m
Parish:
Lydford
Tor Classification:
Small
Access:
Public
Rock Type:
Granite
Credit:
Willam Crossing Ordnance Survey
Reference / Further Reading:
Ordnance Survey Maps Eric Hemery: High Dartmoor
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