Hookney Tor North B Ancient Pool
Photo taken on 21-06-2024
Database entries
OS Map: SX 69838 81605
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127213
Alternate name: Hookney Tor North B
Short Name: PO HookneyTorB
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 7.5m
Lidar: SX 69838 81605
Nearest Bus Stop: Warren House Inn (2.5 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 69838 81605
Notes
"A pool measuring 7.5m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period."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)