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| HER Number: | MDV27278 |
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| Name: | Pool north of Quintin's Man Cairn |
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Summary
Previously identified as a prehistoric barrow, survey work in 1995 suggested this to be a natural feature. One of over 40 'sacred' pools identified by Greeves (2019) that may have prehistoric origin. Lies north of the Quintin's Man cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 839 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW121
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064492
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/109
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Constructed, Unknown date)
- (Former Type) CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- POOL? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2368-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Appears to be a large barrow seen in stereoscopic vision. Visible on 1947 Royal Air Force aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(01/08/1995) There is no field evidence for this in the area, which has been extensively cut for peat.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2019, Dartmoor's Sacred Pools. Design in the Prehistoric Landscape, 30, Quintin's Man (Article in Serial). SDV363426.
SX 62100 83949 Pool north of Quintin's Man (pool A) measures 13m. 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.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Pond is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2368-9. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123612 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6765 | Related to: Quintin's Man cairn, Whitehorse Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2022 2:04PM |
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