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 to the southeast.

Higger Tor
A millstone grit boulder on Higger Tor
Highest point
Elevation434 m (1,424 ft)
Coordinates53.3338°N 1.6183°W / 53.3338; -1.6183
Geography
Higger Tor
Location in the Peak District
Higger Tor
Location in South Yorkshire
LocationPeak District,  England
OS gridSK 254 819
Topo mapOS 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.

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