North Hessary Tor
Dartmoor · England
12th highest of 15 in Dartmoor · 1.3 km from Princetown
About North Hessary Tor
North Hessary Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) peak in Dartmoor, rising 63 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It lies within the Dartmoor region. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
North Hessary Tor is the 12th highest of the 15 summits Atlas lists in Dartmoor, and the 8th by prominence. The nearest village is Princetown, 1.3 km to the south-east.
The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 517 m (OS station SX76S004). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.
The nearest other summit is Great Mis Tor (538 m), 3.1 km to the north-west.
Key facts
- Height
- 517 m 1,696 ft
- Prominence
- 63 m
- Region
- Dartmoor England
- Nearest summit
- Great Mis Tor 3.1 km NW · 538 m
- Height rank
- 12th of 15 Summits in Dartmoor
- Nearest village
- Princetown 1.3 km SE
- Trig pillar
- Second-order pillar, 517 m OS station SX76S004
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Dousland - 4.8 km south-west of the summit, as the crow flies
Nearest car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- SX 578 742
- Coordinates
- 50.55038, -4.00755
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 339th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around North Hessary Tor
- Hart Tor North stone rows cairn - Stone circle · 2.5 km S
- Hart Tor North stone rows cairn - Stone circle · 2.5 km S
- Merrivale Stone Circle - Stone circle · 2.5 km W
- Great Mis Tor - 538 m · 3.1 km NW
- Cramber Tor - Trig point · 3.3 km SE
- Beardown Tors - 513 m · 3.9 km NE
- Langstone stone circle - Stone circle · 4.6 km NW
- Higher White Tor - 525 m · 6 km NE
- Cut Hill - 604 m · 8.7 km N
- Ryder's Hill - 515 m · 9.6 km SE
- White Ridge - 506 m · 10.6 km NE
- Hangingstone Hill - 605 m · 12.5 km N
- Great Links Tor - 589 m · 12.9 km N
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