TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser- & well-known rocks and outcrops
Lower Creason Wood Tor This tor is a gem tucked away in the bottom of Creason Wood. Despite modern Ordnance Survey (OS) Maps showing the land here as flat, there is actually on the ground a very prominent mound separated from the steep hill on which Big Rock and Creason Wood Tor lie. It is only on one old map (here) that we get a true depiction of the terrain.  The Tors of Dartmoor Team were notified of this tor in 2021 by Steve Grigg, who found it whilst carrying out an exploration of Creason Wood. Here we have an emergent tor, topped with grass and bushes but with some fine non-granite rock faces all around, on the top of a knoll. It is a scene, albeit more claustrophobic, not too dissimilar to Lizwell Meet Tor near Buckland in the Moor, where one side of the tor is characterised by a raging river while the other is a dry valley, indicating that the mound may have perhaps once been an island.  The summit lies at SX 52922 79997, but to get a true sense of the beauty here one has to perambulate it where they will be greeted by mossy rocks where trees sprout from crevices and where the luxuriant woodland carpet accentuates the scene. The River Tavy flanks the southern side of the tor where a fun but quite tricky pathway closely follows its course between Hill Bridge and Horndon Bridge. The tor forces the path into the riverbed where the visitor must negotiate some slippery bedrock, where it must be noted that access would be impossible after rainfall. At SX 52936 79982 can be found a memorial bench dedicated to Rudiger Lorenzi, erected by his friends and family. Lorenzi had a special attachment to the wood.  Creason Wood is one of the Dartmoor woodlands owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. It is a wonderful spot and the Tavy, in addition to the sheltered environment here, means that an abundance of flora is able to flourish, almost creating a rainforest like landscape. Lower Creason Wood Tor is a surprisingly good rockpile when you take into account the area that it encompasses, and every able-bodied visitor should endeavour to walk the lower path below the Hill Bridge Leat (after a dry spell) for a sense of adventure.
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