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Leather Tor

Leather Tor is dramatic. Not only are the steep and precipitous sides of the tor almost alpine, but the magnificent views over a large part of the southern moor and the Burrator reservoir are exceptional. Leather Tor is easy to get to from one of the main roads that traverse the moor. Maybe a better name for Leather Tor would have been Cliff Tor. The word leather probably derives from the Anglo Saxon word hlead which means steep or cliff. The tor has been known as Laddre Torre and Leddor Tor in the past. This short walk includes three other tors - all impressive - and a variety of historical remains.
Park off the road at SX 557707. Head south up the hillside to Sharpitor. Carry on south to Leather Tor. Then NE to Leedon Tor - you cross the main road halfway. From Leeden walk more or less west down the slope to Ingra Tor. In good weather you can't miss it. Then follow the rail track for a while and finally climb up the SE track that takes you back to the main road and the car park.
This is a very easy walk of around 1.5 miles. You are never far from the road and you can curtail (or extend) the walk in whichever way you want. In Dartmoor terms this is a well visited area.
 
Roadside car parking at SX 557707 - off the B3212 Yelverton / Two Bridges road.
The NW view from Sharpitor.
Sharpitor.
Leather Tor from Sharpitor.
Sharpitor from Leather Tor. Now we can see why it's called Sharp.
The east view from Leather Tor.
The steep eastern face of Leather Tor - SX 563700
Leather Tor.
Leather Tor.
The way towards Leeden Tor. We cross the main road halway.
Leeden Tor - SX 564718. This tor is made up of several piles of quite grotesquely shaped granite.
A closer look at one of Leeden Tor's stacks.
Leeden Tor. There are plenty of Bronze age and modern military remains scattered around the hillside although the summer bracken may obscure a lot of these.
Ingra Tor - SX 556721. Looks a bit like Sharpitor or even Leather Tor from here.
The west view from Ingra Tor.
The entrance to the quarry at Ingra Tor. Originally, this quarry was opened up in the early 19th century. Ingra Tor is surprisingly large.
One of two circular stone structures within the quarry. They are almost certainly crane supports.
The railway halt at Ingra Tor was made in 1937 so as to take away waste granite for use as road dressing.
A railway bridge just south of Ingra Tor. This was built so as to allow livestock to move around without having to go on the railway line.
 


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