Saddle Tor C Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 75273 76526
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127222
Alternate name: Saddle Tor C
Short Name: PO:SaddleTorC
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 14 x 10m
Lidar: SX 75273 76526
Guide Map: 37
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Haytor Vale Moorlands House (2.2 km) [Route: 193,271]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Lemonford Caravan Park (5.8 km) [Route: 38,193]
Nearby sites: SX 75273 76526
Notes
"A pool measuring 14 by 10m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period. One of a group of three pools north-east of saddle Tor."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)