TORS OF DARTMOOR
a database of both lesser- & well-known rocks and outcrops
Lustleigh Cleave Waye Farm Rocks Despite the rather ponderous name, this widespread tor is another fine one residing at the top of the Lustleigh Cleave woodland. Max Piper explains the layout: "It consists of a fair-sized outcrop amid scattered boulders that are accentuated by vibrant green moss, and there is another grand tangled stack at SX 77354 81051."  The Waye Farm tor is roughly equidistant between Lower Sharpitor and Croft Tor and, while perhaps less striking than these, nonetheless deserves a visit in this unspoilt and picturesque part of the Cleave. The myriad of quirky-shaped granite boulders from the shattered core above can make walking quite tricky so please be careful.  The bulk of the tor is publicly accessible, but the uppermost part seems to extend into private land towards the aforementioned farm. It is possible that the field boundary wall here used some of the readily available granite at the tor, separating the once less tree-covered Cleave with the enclosed fields. Today the prohibitive trees enshroud the rocks and the historic boundaries within.  Piper adds that: "In the historic Tithe Apportionments, the Way Estate was occupied by James Jackson, but the spelling of the farm is now 'Waye'." Waye Farm is recorded by Dartmoor HER; "Farmstead dates to at least the early-mid 19th century, based on cartographic evidence, although may be older."
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