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Dartmoor Site: Hookney Tor North A Ancient Pool

Hookney Tor North A Ancient Pool

Database entries

OS Map: SX 69843 81721
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127212
Alternate name: Hookney Tor North A
Short Name: PO:HookneyTorA
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 15 x 9.5m
Lidar: SX 69843 81721
Nearby sites: SX 69843 81721

Notes

"A pool measuring 15 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 prehistoric cairn."

References

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