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TOR
(tohr)
Rocky
peak or pile of rocks on the top of a hill
Common
clues: Craggy
hill; Rocky hill; Craggy mountaintop; Rocky peak; Prominent rock;
Bare peak; Hilltop; Rocky outcropping; Windswept point; Mountain
feature
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
6 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
18620 / 86800
Dartmoor
is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon.
It covers 368 square miles (953 km²).
High
Willhays, the highest point on Dartmoor and southern England at
621m (2037ft) above sea level, with Yes Tor beyond.
The
granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological
history, and the landscape is both dramatic, and bleak. The
rolling moorland is capped with hundreds of exposed granite
hilltops (known as tors), and provides rich and diverse habitats
for Dartmoor wildlife.
The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m above sea level. The
entire area is rich in antiquities.
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It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Dartmoor”
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