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| HER Number: | MDV127215 |
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| Name: | Large pool at north end of Langstone Moor stone row, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
A pool measuring 28 by 24 metres. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period. Lies at the northern end of a stone row. May be on the site of a cairn
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 550 788 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POND (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Pond shown on 19th century map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 77, 240, Map 30, Figure 30.8 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Langstone Moor Stone Row cairn at SX55047885. A flat circular area a short distance beyond the last surviving stone of the Langstone Moor stone row is probably the site of a cairn which has been entirely removed.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Pond is visible on the 2015 aerial photography.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2019, Dartmoor's Sacred Pools. Design in the Prehistoric Landscape, 28, Langstone Moor (Article in Serial). SDV363426.
SX 55026 78879 Pool on Langstone Moor measures 28 by 24m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period, and may have been used to deposit votive items, although these Dartmoor examples may have alternative significance as designed prehistoric elements in the landscape. Many are located on ridge tops and in conjunction with cairns, stone rows and other prehistoric features. Further research may well reveal more about these interesting features.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 77, 240, Map 30, Figure 30.8. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #123610 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49510 | Related to: Possible cairn on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4223 | Related to: Stone row on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 9:36AM |
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