Showery Tor
Showery Tor is a natural structure quite similar to The Cheesewring at Minions. The tor is encircled by a massive ring cairn made of piled stone and is thought may have been a prehistoric religious site. It is the only natural formation known to have been framed in this way.
Also in one of the granite bounders on Showery Tor is a double row of drilled holes made by miners. These were used to celebrate midsummer by filling them with gunpowder, lighting a fuse connecting them and retiring to a safe distance.
On walks
- Rough Tor and Brown Willy (5.2 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Bowithick to Buttern Hill (4 mile walk)
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