Hound Tor is one of the more impressive tors on Dartmoor, United Kingdom - a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
According to local legend it was created when a pack of hounds were turned to stone (see Bowerman's Nose).
On the side of the hill are the remains of an abandoned medieval village, which was excavated in the 1960s, and featuring several examples of the Dartmoor longhouse.
The tor is an example of one of Dartmoor's 'avenue tors' as it consists of two separate rock masses which lie on a north-westerly alignment.
Houndtor was another of Dartmoor's eminences that was regarded by early antiquarians such as Borlase as being a ritual site where the Druids held their pagan ceremonies.
Houndtor also has the distinction of being one of the thirteen tors which the Scattor Rock Brewery has named their ales after.
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