Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Hangingstone Hill
Height: 605m / 1984ft • Prominence: 90m / 295ft • Summit : small cairn on mound of grass and stones 10m N of stone hut • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

The Thirlstone at sunrise
Early morning sunshine at Watern Tor on Dartmoor.
04-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Early morning sunshine through the mist at Watern Tor on Dartmoor.
04-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Watern rocks
Dartmoor's Watern Tor (in the background) with one of its satellite outcrops.
03-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Dusk at Watern Tor
03-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
waterntor dartmoor devon moor moorland wild wilderness remote countryside outside rural nature natural scenic scenery sunset dusk evening rock outcrop silhouette 52953563528

Watern Tor
94. Watern Tor
20-May-20 • Marklucylockett • flickr
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Watern Tor
Watern Tor (94)
20-May-20 • Marklucylockett • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

The Thirlstone at sunrise
Early morning sunshine at Watern Tor on Dartmoor.
04-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
waterntor dartmoor devon moor moorland wild wilderness remote countryside outside rural nature natural scenic scenery sunrise sun morning rock outcrop thurlstone 52953248839

photo
Early morning sunshine through the mist at Watern Tor on Dartmoor.
04-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
waterntor dartmoor devon moor moorland wild wilderness remote countryside outside rural nature natural scenic scenery sunrise sun morning rock outcrop mist fog misty 52953563573

Watern rocks
Dartmoor's Watern Tor (in the background) with one of its satellite outcrops.
03-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
waterntor dartmoor devon moor moorland remote wild wilderness countryside outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery outcrop rock rocks boulder bw blackandwhite monochrome 52953505065

Dusk at Watern Tor
03-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
waterntor dartmoor devon moor moorland wild wilderness remote countryside outside rural nature natural scenic scenery sunset dusk evening rock outcrop silhouette 52953563528

Watern Tor
94. Watern Tor
20-May-20 • Marklucylockett • flickr
dartmoor dartmoornationalpark devon uk england nationalpark dartmoortors tor unitedkingdom southwest moorland moors 54109937126

Watern Tor
Watern Tor (94)
20-May-20 • Marklucylockett • flickr
2020 dartmoor dartmoornationalpark devon isolation lockdown marklucylockett may sonya6000 waterntor yelverton england unitedkingdom uk nationalpark dartmoortors tor southwest moorland moors 54110198133

Watern Tor
Watern Tor (94)
20-May-20 • Marklucylockett • flickr
dartmoor dartmoornationalpark devon uk england nationalpark dartmoortors tor unitedkingdom southwest moorland moors 54110277499

Watern Tor
Watern Tor (94)
29-Jun-15 • Marklucylockett • flickr
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Wild Tor
Wild Tor (55) Dartmoor 365 - E10 Photo taken with a camera lifted by a kite (Kite Aerial Photography)
29-Jun-15 • Marklucylockett • flickr
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2880 Hangingstone Hill
23-Aug-14 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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2880 Hangingstone Hill a
Parked on the minor road at SX 65262 92588 then used bridleway to get to Stone Row before going direct to Cosdon Hill with Ian Brown. Then onto Hound Tor, Hangingstone Hill and Steeperton Tor before heading back to the car. Name:Hangingstone Hill Hill number:2880 Height:603m / 1978ft Parent (Ma):2877 High Willhays Section:40: Cornwall & Devon Area:Dartmoor County/UA:Devon (CoU) Class:Simm, Dewey Grid ref:SX 61703 86136 Summit feature:small cairn on mound of grass and stones 10m N of stone hut Drop:48m Col:555m SX601839
23-Aug-14 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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Watern Tor
Watern Tor (94)
17-Aug-14 • Marklucylockett • flickr
dartmoor dartmoornationalpark devon uk england nationalpark dartmoortors tor unitedkingdom southwest moorland moors 54110266379
Videos
A walk from Rowtor to Hangingstone Hill.
After completing my +450m North-West Tors Tour, I had two more days on Dartmoor before heading home. Starting at Steng-a-tor, ...
Two nights in Dartmoor National Park Day 3 Date of filming 22.02.2022 to 24.02.2022 Locations - Nine Stones Circle , Belstone ...
The challenge was to backpack south to north across Dartmoor National Park in Devon, from Ivybridge Railway Station to ...
A trip from Fernworthy to Kestor, Watern Tor, Hangingstone Hill, Quintin's Man, Sittaford, Grey Wethers and back to Fernworthy.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.