Down Pool - Black Hill (Mary Tavy) Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 52285 82404
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127205
Alternate name: Down Pool - Black Hill (Mary Tavy)
Short Name: PO:Down Pool
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 23 x 24m
Lidar: SX 52285 82404
Nearby sites: SX 52285 82404
Notes
"Down Pool, Black Hill (Mary Tavy) measures 23 by 24m 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)