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Gratnor Rocks

Down near the farm on Private Land is this large outcrop hidden in trees and overgrown. It is likely to be the lower part of the rockpiles shown on old OS maps with much more in the vegetation.

Although the small tor is obvious it is more impressive from afar, the road heading downhill east from the large Hound Tor car park. Without the bracken to obscure it we feel that it would be much more impressive.

Gratnor Rocks

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 7436 7947

Height:

299m

Parish:

Manaton

Tor Classification:

Small

Access:

Private (but visible from public land)

Rock Type:

Granite

Credit:

Tim Jenkinson

Reference / Further Reading:

Tim Jenkinson: East Dartmoor Lesser Known Tors and Rocks
Max Piper: In search of Brewer's 'Ivy Tor', and other outcrops east of Swallerton Gate

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