This is the distinctive yet small tor 150 metres to the south of Higher Tor on the Belstone Ridge. It is a heavily fissured outcrop with conspicuous, marked horizontal jointings that are so different from the nearby granite on high, and is in respect considered a separate tor in its own right.

Eric Hemery (1983) describes the tor but, surprisingly, fails to give it a name, when describing the route from the Belstone parish boundstones to Higher Tor; "This picture also shows a rock outcrop on the rising ridge beyond the stones; equidistant from stones and distant tor, the rock consists of a cohesive mass of medium-grained granite with a pronounced canopy."

Indeed, the small overhang is quite prominent especially from the east side where it provides a little shelter from prevailing winds coming from the north and west. The somewhat diminutive stature of the outcrop here in comparison to its neighbours has possibly leant it the name of 'Rock Tor', a name that appears on a map published

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

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