Whitchurch Down (Warrens Cross) Ancient Pool
Database entries
OS Map: SX 51153 73688
OS Source: Tom Greeves
HER: MDV127230
Alternate name: Whitchurch Down (Warrens Cross)
Short Name: PO:Whitchurch
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Greeves
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 38 x 18m
Lidar: SX 51153 73688
Nearby sites: SX 51153 73688
Notes
"A pool measuring 38 by 18m. 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)