Hangershell Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 65824 59588
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127209
Alternate name: Hangershell
Short Name: PO:Hangershell
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 13 x 9.3m
Lidar: SX 65824 59588
Nearby sites: SX 65824 59588
Notes
"A pool, 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 prehistoric cairn. Sub-rectangular shallow pit of 12 metres by 16 metres and 0. 5 metres deep. Drained to west and east edges which show the remains of peat cutting"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)