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HER Number: | MDV128882 |
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Name: | Pool south-west of King's Barrow, King Tor |
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Summary
Oval pool measuring approximately 7m by 5.7m, filled with shallowwater. A good candidate, from its context; close association with barrow, for a designed pool as part of the prehistoric 'sacred'/'ritual' landscape.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 709 814 |
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Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POOL (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2013, Pool south-west of King's Barrow, 23/08/2020 (Photograph). SDV363812.
Pool photographed during site visit.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Pool visible on the aerial photography.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2020, Information on sites for the HER, 23/08/2020 (Correspondence). SDV363810.
Prehistoric 'sacred pool', North Bovey parish, SX 70910 81420, approx. 30m south-south-west of King's Barrow. (Visited 23/08/2020).
A good candidate, from its context, for a designed pool as part of the prehistoric 'sacred'/'ritual' landscape. Oval approximately 7m by 5.7m. Water-filled (shallow) at time of site visit. Photo taken.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #126821 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV8743 | Related to: King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2020 1:32PM |
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