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HER Number:MDV39436
Name:Possible location of Bloody Pool

Summary

The landowner suggests this site as the possible location for Bloody Pool, the find spot of a Bronze Age hoard of ritual deposit (see MDV7955). This is a boggy place, whereas the spot marked on maps is on top of a ridge.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 699 625
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/510

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

PERS COMM TO J.P.ALLAN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV176811.

Mr dance, the landowner, suggests the above ngr as possibly a more likely location for bloody pool, the find spot of a bronze age hoard of ritual deposit (see sx76sw/25). This is a boggy place, whereas the spot marked on os maps is on top of a ridge (pers comm to j. P. Allan).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV176812.

Des=j. P. Allan/note and map(1990)/in parish file.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV176811Migrated Record: PERS COMM TO J.P.ALLAN.
SDV176812Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV7955Related to: Bloody Pool, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2485 - HOARD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 6 2020 4:11PM