Birch Tor Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 68686 81656
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127183
Alternate name: Birch Tor
Short Name: PO:Birch Tor
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 15.5m
Lidar: SX 68686 81656
Nearby sites: SX 68686 81656
Notes
"The pool at Birch Tor measures around 15.5m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during 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)