Kes Tor and Rock Basin

Kes Tor and Rock Basin

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Kes Tor and Rock Basin

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Location: Chagford, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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August 15, 2024

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It is a distinctive rock, not only for its magnificent views, but also for its huge rock pool at the summit, formed by the weathering of weakened feldspar crystals. Before geological processes were fully understood, rock pools were described in folklore as the work of the Druids, who needed a camp as close to the sky as possible to "store sacred water and collect the blood of human sacrifices".

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visitdartmoor.co.uk/things-to-do/moors-tors/kes-tor

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February 2, 2020

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If a Dartmoor tor could reveal what it has seen down through the millennia then Kestor surely would have some stories to tell. Its rocky outcrops survey directly over a …

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