Hound Tor is a granite tor, a rugged outcrop of weathered bedrock, on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It formed as granite exposed at the surface was broken along natural joints and slowly weathered into its present jagged, tower like silhouette, a process typical of the many tors scattered across Dartmoor's granite upland. The formation's dramatic shape has made it a popular hiking destination and film location.
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Classification
Protected StatusNational Park or Reserve 1 Connections
Caused By
Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Hound Tor
In Discipline
Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Hound Tor
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Source Wikidata: Hound Tor
Sources
1. Wikidata: Hound Tor
- Wikidata Q5913229, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- administered by Dartmoor National Park Authority
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