Hookney Tor North A Ancient Pool
Photo taken on 21-06-2024
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
Guide Map: 29
Nearest Bus Stop: Warren House Inn (3.2 km) [Route: 171]
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
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)