Great Mis Tor is a hill with a

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situated in

Dartmoor Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite that forms the uplands dates from the Carb ...

. It has been called one of the grandest hills in Devon, and lies above the River Walkham, about 4 miles north-east of

Princetown Princetown is a villageDespite its name, Princetown is not classed as a town today – it is not included in the County Council's list of the 29 towns in Devon: located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon. It is the ...

. There is a notable rock basin on the peak, called the ''Mis Tor Pan'' or ''The Devil's Frying Pan''. The hill and surrounding area is on land owned by the

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, which is leased to the army. There have been cases of deaths and injury to the public caused by unexploded munitions in the area.

References

Bibliography * * * {{citation , last=Murray, first=John, title=A handbook for travellers in Devon and Cornwall , year=1865 , publisher= W. Clowes and Sons , location=London , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8xCAAAAYAAJ Tors of Dartmoor