Laughter Tor

Laughter Tor is easily approached from one of the main roads that cross Dartmoor. Laughter probably derives from the old Dartmoor word lough which means to pile into mounds (eg. loughing peat turves).

Park beside Dunnabridge Pound Farm at SX 645746. The obvious track leads NE up the hillside that takes you to Laughter Tor. This walk then goes southwards over the moorland to Huccaby Tor. Then back to the car park. (Nb. walking back along the road might be tempting from the map, but you may not be very obvious to the cars that speed along.)

This is a straightforward walk that is never very far from a road. Just over 2.5 miles over easy ground. No military areas to worry about.

	The view from the car park (SX 645746) near Dunnabridge Pound Farm.
	On the track looking back towards Dunnabridge.
	A friendly cow at SX 652751.
	The standing stone at SX 652754. This is known as the Laughter man (or more accurately, the Lough Tor Maen). It marked the end of a double stone row which has suffered from the depredations of nearby wall builders.
	A photo of the enclosure that lies to the south of Laughter Tor. This was an animal pound and was used on drift days in conjunction with the nearby Dunnabridge pound. It is said that moormen used this pound as a sheep measure ie. when it was filled with sheep then there was no need to count them!
	Laughter Tor.
	The SE view from Laughter Tor.
	The NW view from Laughter Tor. You can see Bellever Tor amidst the conifers of Bellever forest.
	The track that leads between Laughter and Huccaby Tors. There's a Bronze age reave nearby. This area is known as Cox's newtakes.
	Huccaby Tor - SX 656739. One of the 4 piles. Near here there used to be popular annual pony races that were even attended by royalty. The races stopped before WW2.
	Another view of Huccaby Tor.
	On the way back to Dunnabridge. Rain is approaching from the west and the ground is surprisingly awkward to walk through despite the nearness of the road.