Higger Tor

Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark^[1] to the southeast.

Higger Tor
A millstone grit boulder on Higger Tor
Highest point
Elevation	434 m (1,424 ft)
Coordinates	53.3338°N 1.6183°W / 53.3338; -1.6183
Geography
Higger Tor Location in the Peak District Show map of the Peak District Higger Tor Location in South Yorkshire Show map of South Yorkshire
Location	Peak District,  England
OS grid	SK 254 819
Topo map	OS Landranger 110

The tor stands to the south west of Sheffield, just within the city boundary, about 200 metres (220 yd) east of the border with Derbyshire, which runs along the nearby road to Ringinglow. The village of Hathersage is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west.

A scene from the 1987 film The Princess Bride was filmed nearby at Carl Wark with Higger Tor visible in the background.^[2]

An Ethel

It is one of 95 Ethels in the Peak District named after English environmental campaigner and a pioneer of the countryside movement Ethel Haythornthwaite.^[3]

It is the closest Ethel to the Longshaw Estate.

References

1. "Carl Wark Iron Age fort near Hathersage, Derbyshire". Retrieved 4 October 2013.
2. "'The Princess Bride': 10 INCONCEIVABLE facts from the Academy's live-commentary screening". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
3. "Hills in Peak District named after Sheffield-born woman". BBC News. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

Higger Tor from Carl Wark