There are three tors going by the name of Black
Tor on Dartmoor:
1] In the south of the moor, near Shipley Tor.
2] In the north west of the moor, near High Willhays.
3] In the west of the moor, just off the Princetown to Dousland road,
on Walkhampton Common. This Black Tor sits on the side of the upper Meavy
Valley and has a 'Logan Stone'. A Logan stone is the name given to a rock
which natural weathering has left finely balanced on top of another rock
which enables the stone to rock. This Tor has great views over Walkhampton
Common as well as the north side of Burrator.
It is surrounded by the ruins of blowing houses and other mine workings
left behind by the early tinners. Below the Tor, amidst the remains of
the mine workings, lies Black Tor Falls described by Crossing as
"... one of the beauty spots of Dartmoor. This is Black Tor Fall,
where the stream comes swiftly round a heathery bank to glide over moss-covered
stones; where dripping ferns margin the waters, and the mountain ash waves
her branches gracefully above them."
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