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Haytor, also known as Haytor Rocks, Hay Tor, or occasionally Hey Tor,〔Hemery 1983, p. 692〕 is a granite tor on the eastern edge of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It is at grid reference , near the village of Haytor Vale in the parish of Ilsington. There is an electoral ward with the same name. The population at the 2011 census is 2,862. ==History== ''Idetordoune'' (1566), ''Ittor Doune'' (1687), ''Idetor'' (1737), ''Eator Down'' (1762) and ''Itterdown'' (1789) are a few recorded examples of earlier names by which Haytor was known.〔Gover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M. (1932). ''The Place-Names of Devon''. English Place-Names Society. Vol ix. Part II. Cambridge University Press. p. 476.〕 The name ''Haytor'' is of comparatively recent origin, and is probably a corruption of its old name and that of the Haytor Hundred,〔Hemery 1983, pp. 692–3 expounds on the derivation of the name in great depth.〕 which covered the coastal area between the River Teign and River Dart,〔Percy Russell, A History Of Torquay (Torquay: Devonshire Press Limited, 1960), 6〕 itself now considered to have been named after a lost village located somewhere between Totnes and Newton Abbot. In the 19th century steps were cut into one side of the tor and a metal handrail fixed to allow tourists easier access to the summit. This was not entirely welcomed and in 1851, a Dr Croker complained about the rock steps that had been cut "to enable the enervated and pinguedinous scions of humanity of this wonderful nineteenth century to gain the summit".〔Quoted in Hemery 1983, p. 693. According to the ''OED'' the word ''pinguedinous'' means "of the nature of or resembling fat; fatty, greasy."〕 The handrail was removed in the 1960s due to it rusting: the stumps of the uprights are still embedded in the rock.〔Hemery 1983, p. 693〕 In 1953, Haytor was used as a major location for the feature film ''Knights of the Round Table'' starring Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner. An "elaborate and impressive castle" was built between the two main rock piles of the tor and traditional medieval sports, including jousting, were staged here for the film. The whole of Haytor Down was sold to the newly formed Dartmoor National Park Authority in 1974. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haytor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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