=Tors=, on _Dartmoor_ (q.v.).--The word is also found in Derbyshire, though not there applied to quite the same kind of rock. The Ordnance also give it in some instances in the North of England; but there it is by no means clear that they have taken pains to distinguish it from the sound of the word 'haw' when there is a final _t_ in the preceding word. What, for instance, they call Hen Tor may be in reality Hent Haw. In Scotland _tor_ is, of course, a common component in place names. A few of the more interesting _tors_ are-- _Belliver Tor._--Turn squarely to the right two miles from Two Bridges on the Moreton Hampstead Road. _Blackingstone Rock._--A true tor, though not on Dartmoor. It is a fine piece of rock two miles east of Moreton Hampstead. It is of loaf-like form, and gave a difficult climb until a staircase of solid and obtrusive construction was put there. _Brent Tor._--A curious cone of volcanic rock a long mile south-west of Brentor Station, and fully four miles north of Tavistock. _Fur Tor._--About six miles in a northerly direction from Merivale Bridge, Two Bridges, or Princetown. _Hey Tor._--Four miles west of Bovey Tracy; was quite a nice climb, but has been spoilt by artificial aids. [Illustration: A TYPICAL TOR (HEY TOR, DARTMOOR)] _Links (Great) Tor._--About two miles east of Bridestow station. _Longaford Tor._--Strike off to the left about halfway between Two Bridges and Post Bridge. _Mis Tor (Great and Little)._--Two miles north from Merivale Bridge. They are fine objects, especially the larger. _Row Tor._--On the West Dart some four miles north of Two Bridges. It has a very striking block of granite on it. _Sheep's Tor._--About two miles east of Dousland Station. It is finely shaped. _Shellstone Tor._--Near Throwleigh, about halfway between Chagford and Oakhampton. _Staple Tor._--Under a mile north-west from Merivale Bridge, and four miles east of Tavistock. _Vixen Tor._--One mile from Merivale Bridge, or four miles north from Dousland Station. It is near the Walkham River, and is almost the only tor which has a distinct reputation as a climb. It is got at by means of the cleft shown in the illustration. Here it is usual to 'back up.' The struggles of generations of climbers are said to have communicated a high polish to the surface of the cleft. _Watern Tor._--Five or six miles west of Chagford, on the left bank of the North Teign. It has three towers of friable granite much weathered. _Yar Tor._--Halfway between Two Bridges and Buckland-in-the-Moor; it has a curiously fortified appearance. =Vixen Tor.=--One of the finest of the Devonshire _Tors_ (q.v.). [Illustration: VIXEN TOR (DARTMOOR)]