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Name:Amicombe Hill [Kitty Tor]
Hill number:3650
Height:585.8m / 1922ft
Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
Classification:Tu,5,Dew,Cm
Drop:36.3m
Col:549.5m  SX 5545 8724  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1456730/06/2016SX 56693 87289  F: rock tor by flagpole
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
GG
3565204/07/2021SX 56693 87295  F: rock tor by flagpoleagentmancuso
Summit
GJ
4145213/09/2023SX 56692 87288  F: NR
O: 0.7m higher than ground 210m SSE at SX 56782 87100
S: 1m LIDAR
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim
-1636621/08/2011SX 56692 87288  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
K&AD
Summit
-1636701/07/2012SX 56693 87289  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
gvjackson
Summit
-1636801/07/2012SX 56692 87288  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
JB
Summit
-1636901/07/2012SX 56693 87287  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
JB
Summit
-1637001/07/2012SX 56692 87289  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
JB
Summit
-1637107/09/2012SX 56691 87287  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
Ian Baines
Summit
-1637214/04/2014SX 56693 87289  F: rock tor by flagpole
O: higher than ground 200m SSE
S: Abney level
MiM
Summit
-1637321/08/2011SX 56778 87107  F: no feature
O: lower than tor 200m NNW; this is location of 584m spot height on 1:25k map
S: Abney level
K&AD
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Across from Great Links Tor. Boggy near the ruin when you come off track and the first bit of marked ‘path’ return to track via other path slightly to south of marker posts. Good views.PeterD16/08/2023
Climbed after ascending Great Links Tor. Boggy ground between the two.RVC25/07/2023
From Dartmoor Inn. Back over Great Links Tor.chrisbien11/07/2022
From Great Links Tor. We made hard work of it, being enticed by a path just S of E that led us through rough ground, boggy even after a long, dry period. At last, we got onto a path and followed this to a track and ruin (SX 560871) and used a path with boardwalks across bog and white markers on posts; it's shown on LR but not EXP OS maps. Returned via bw in valley after SX 560871, higher up (SX 545861) easiest ground on well used path over Brat Tor. Good to have a decent moorland walk, added up to 8 miles in all.pwheeler14/06/2022
1/2 Dewey on circular tour of Yes Tor, High Willhays, Kitty Tor, Great Links Tor, from Meldon Reservoir car park. 19 km with 680m ascent in 5h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan02/08/2021
From Hare Tor via Bleak House, appropriately named on this day of constant heavy rain.agentmancuso04/07/2021
Parked at the large car park near the Dartmoor Inn, heading on the path in between Brat Tor and Arms Tor to reach Great links Tor where I scaled the Tor from the opposite side to the trig, continuing over to Kitty Tor, just over Six mile in Three and a half hours returning the same way.WAYNE ROWLETT30/08/2020
Great Links Tor > Amicombe Hill (Kitty Tor) from GR: SX 52291 85255ronaldo33320/10/2019
Great Links Tor > Amicombe Hill (Kitty Tor) from GR: SX 52291 85255Hippster20/10/2019
With Eire & Alfie.Dangerous Dave07/08/2019
Run from Sourton Church up over Sourton Tor’s along the old railway to Great Links Tor. I t took me a few minutes to remember the easiest climb to the actual summit which was very easy as the only technical move is low down. I headed on to the remains of Bleak House. I remember camping by it in 1990 and it was a lot more substantial then. I took the path up to Kitty Tor. The cloud broke and it was warm in the sunshine. I headed down to Sandy Ford and then up High Willhays and Yes Tor before running back to Sourton via the top end of Meldon reservoir. For the 11 miles it took 2 hours 30 minutes. I saw Wheatear, Linnets, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Buzzard, Kestrel and Ravens.isabelle04/08/2019
From CP at end of Lane by Dartmoor Inn. First to Brat Tor, with Widgery Cross on its summit, then to Great Links Tor (which I failed to climb, only reaching the trig point), then by the line of the old Rattlebrook peat railway to Kitty Tor and Amicombe Hill, with a military range marker pole on its summit. Back by the rack below Great Links Tor.Nick Down116/07/2019
From Great Links Tor. Left the ladder on the track to the NE, taking the marked trail up to the summit from the ruin. Returned for the ladder, descending to Lydford around the flanks of Great Links Tor to pick up the outward route. With ATMan of Kernow107/04/2019
With marktrengove. After getting back to the cars, we had a celebratory drink in Lydford before a long drive home.Sprog07/04/2019
With other baggers on the trig bagging meet in Okehampton.Alan Caine30/03/2019
From Gt Links Tor.. Lovely morning and largely dry underfoot. With AW and SteveG.Campbell Singer30/03/2019
Lydford car park to Bracken Tor YH. With a few of the triggers' meet people amid the hundreds of 10 Tor trainees who could be seen all over the moors.Smudge30/03/2019
Over from Great Links Tor via the peat house with others down in he area for some hill bagging and trig bagging. Lovely dry and sunny day.Father Ted30/03/2019
From Great Links Tor with AW and CampbellSteveG30/03/2019
after great linkscjo30/03/2019
Part of Dartmoor MarathonClaireb 01/09/2018
With Adrian, walked over from Great Links Tormazz25/08/2018
Climbed as part of a 2 day expedition to climb all my remaining Dartmoor Deweys. Parked at Rowtor, over High Willhays, descend to Sandy Ford and ascend to Kitty Tor, then due W to Great Links, then south via Dunna Goat Tors and Lynch Tor to Great Mis Tor, finishing off over North Hessary before camping at the Plume And Feathers, Princetown. Perfect conditions. 26Km walk with 780m of ascent.Dartmoorman19/07/2018
Direct route from Gt Links.Moorponder01/07/2018
After Great Links Tor, last of the West Country 500m hills.jonglew28/06/2018
Meldon Reservoir car park - Yes Tor - High Willhays - Sandy Ford - Great Links Tor and back. Great loop, mostly pathless and sometimes v boggy. Fabulous views.twg2726/04/2018
From car park at Lydford out to Kitty Tor (old causeway is a god send). Returned by Great Links Tor (trig only) - maybe thirty years ago I'd have had a go!SS13/04/2018
Slightly boggy walk from Great Links Tor with Richie. Went via the old peat works up to the summit flag pole, investigated some MoD huts and then returned via Bleak House. Very wet and very windy with little visibility. 8.2 miles.Herbert Anchovy11/11/2017
Slightly boggy walk from Great Links Tor with Herbert. Went via the old peat works up to the summit flag pole, investigated some MoD huts and then returned via Bleak House. Very wet and very windy with little visibility. 8.2 miles.Richard Lawrenc11/11/2017
petey06/09/2017
Large car park (Space for 40+ cars) at end of track above the Dartmoor Inn at 525853 - After visiting trig point on Great Links Tor, dropped down to course of old peat railway & remains of kiln & then path to summit tor. (PM)gerrybowes21/04/2017
From car park up the lane from Dartmoor Inn. From Great Links Tor underfoot was good after dry weather. 3 hours with GB.bolton21/04/2017
From Meldon Res, Tes Tor, High Willays, Kitty Tor Great Links back over Corn Ridge to resevoirunderhill03/12/2016
With CPgarth8718/07/2016
Wild Camp Day 2Paul_142_uk11/06/2016
Solo. From High Willhays via Dinger Tor and Lints Tor - on to Great Links Tor.Aimless Rambler23/05/2016
A torific day ! (Arms Tor/Little Links Tor/Great Links Tor/Gren Tor/Hunt Tor/Steng A Tor/Kitty Tor/Green Tor/Higher Dunna Goat Tor/Little Dunna Goat Tor/Chat Tor/Hare Tor/TavY Cleave/Ger Tor/Little Hare Tor/Doe Tor/Sharp Tor/Brat Tor/Gibbet Hill/Nat Tor)Fergalh05/03/2016
A very enjoyable circular route taking in Meldon Reservior, West Oakement River, Steng-a-Tor, Kitty Tor, Higher & Lower Dunna Tor, Great Links Tor and Sourton Tor. A very windy and inevitably misty day on Dartmoor.Ginger Dave28/11/2014
Start ~ 525854, car park near Dartmoor Inn. Followed paths to col near Widgery Cross then climbed NE to summit of Great Links Tor. Continued to pick up track to North and followed it East to Kitty Tor. Hot day with no wind. With Wombourne.steve hudson09/09/2014
From car park at Lydford over Great Links Tor to Kitty Tor. Warm and Sunny. With SH.wombourne09/09/2014
On a high after GLT so jogged a boggy route to track and boggy bit at the col to capture another Dewey while Ian Brown returned to the car.Dugswell223/08/2014
There is a direct, easy to follow path between Great Links and this summit, however you join it to the north of GLT. This means you effectively travel in the wrong direction to start with. A direct line soon peters out into tussocky grass and bog.moorsman20/08/2014
Parked at Meldon reservoir CP. Across dam w Jenx. Direct then up Yes Tor avoiding top of the drainage line to NW. Onto High Willays, then to Kitty Tor, Great Links Tor trig and scramble up crack to summit! - trig finish on Sourton Tors. Back down track to West of Meldon to CPnordicstar15/05/2014
From High Willhays via Sandy Ford. If you're thinking of doing this route, be aware that Sandy Ford would be more aptly named Rocky Wade...Richard02/11/2013
MMC walk, very windy!bri&dave02/11/2013
With family from Meldon Reservoir via Yes Tor & High Willhays (so Dad could bag him as he hadn't before visited). Then Dinger Tor, Kitty Tor & Great Links Tor. During week-long trip to Cornwall.AGWilliamson23/08/2013
Bagged on a gorgeous sunny day on the North Moors (Great Links > Kitty > Hare) taking in Arms Tor, Chat Tor and Brat Tor (Widgery Cross).Stephenfarmer18/05/2013
Ascent from Great Kneeset, cross country over Amicombe HillKatieJayne21/04/2013
With: hb; Approached from high Willhays descending S then crossing West Okerment River close to Lints Tor. Ascended straight up to Kitty Tor.Ian Baines07/09/2012
With: ib; Helen Baines07/09/2012