Shining Tor is a hill with a height of above sea level in the Peak District of England, between the towns of Buxton and Macclesfield, lying on the modern administrative border between Derbyshire and Cheshire East (though historically it was entirely within Cheshire). Its summit is the highest point in the unitary council area of Cheshire East and in the former administrative county of Cheshire (1974-2009). However, it is not as often stated the (historic) county top of Cheshire, as this title belongs to Black Hill (height ) near Crowden. The word tor means a high rock, and is a loan word from Old Brythonic. The hill forms a long moorland ridge running north-south between Whaley Bridge and the A537 road to the west of the Cat and Fiddle Inn, which also includes Cats Tor ( high) to the north.