Blackaton Newtake (Hameldown) Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 70785 78973
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV7527
Alternate name: Blackaton Newtake (Hameldown)
Short Name: PO:Hameldown
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 13 x 10m
Lidar: SX 70785 78973
Guide Map: 29
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Widecombe in the Moor Car Park (3.1 km) [Route: 271]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Warren House Inn (3.9 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 70785 78973
Notes
Previously recorded as a possible cairn (was listed here as Hameldown 2 Reported Cairn), although identification noted later as 'doubtful' - water filled depression with a few surface stones. Identified as one of the 40+ 'sacred pool' sites on the moor, possibly dating from the Prehistoric period.References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Greeves, T, Dartmoor's Sacred Pools - Design in the Prehistoric Landscape, Dartmoor Magazine 137 (2019)