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Aish Tor is a small
tor Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia Sc ...
above the northern side of the Dart Gorge in
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, that is accessed by Dr. Blackall's Drive from Newbridge Hill. It stands at above sea level and is topped by a small cairn. The actual 'tor' is small and flat and generally hard to pin-point. Nearby tors include: *
Sharp Tor Sharp Tor is a common name given to tors (outcrops), particularly on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. All the "Sharp Tors" are listed below with their location and height: *Sharp Tor - Dartmoor (Southern Dartmoor, on Ugborough Moor) - 414m *Sh ...
* Leigh Tor * Mel Tor * Luckey Tor * Bel Tor


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