Higger Tor in the Peak District National Park

aerial photograph of Higger Tor , Drak Peak in the Peak District National Park, Yorkshire England UK. Popular with climbers, the rock comprises of gritstone , a hard sandstone, which was formed in the Carboniferous period around 300 million years ago when the area was covered by the sea. During more recent history the rock was quarried to make millstones. Image available for editorial use only