Bonehill Down Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 73282 77812
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127194
Alternate name: Bonehill Down
Short Name: PO:BonehillDn
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 12 x 6m
Lidar: SX 73282 77812
Guide Map: 31
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Swallerton Gate (2.0 km) [Route: 271]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (6.3 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 73282 77812
Notes
"The pool on Bonehill Down measures 12 by 6m. 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)