Haytor Down North B Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 76493 78182
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127211
Alternate name: Haytor Down North B
Short Name: PO:HaytorDownB
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 5m
Lidar: SX 76493 78182
Guide Map: 31
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Haytor Vale Moorlands House (1.2 km) [Route: 193,271]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Lustleigh Bishops Stone (4.0 km) [Route: 178]
Nearby sites: SX 76493 78182
Notes
"A pool measuring around 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 prehistoric cairn and enclosure."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)