Buckland Beacon Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 73558 73260
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127202
Alternate name: Buckland Beacon
Short Name: PO:BuckBeacon
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 10.5 x 9.5m
Lidar: SX 73558 73260
Guide Map: 41
Nearest Bus Stop: Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (4.3 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 73558 73260
Notes
"A pool measuring 10.5 by 9.5m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period. Lies near a cairn." NB. Nearby is Turner A13 ring cairn.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)