Quintins Man OSGR SX 621 839
Comments
"The second element of the name suggesting that a ‘man’, ie. a longstone, or menhir, the latter term meaning, literally, 'long man', may once have stood atop the hill."
"The name points to the former existence there of a menhir, but no such object is now to be seen."
"There is no known tradition or documentation to support it."
References
W. Crossing Guide to Dartmoor (1912) 245.
TDA LXXII (1940) p198.
R.H. Worth Dartmoor (1953) 271.
E. Hemery High Dartmoor (1983) 777-8.
J. Butler Atlas of Antiquities Vol II (1991) 112.
Mike BrownField Guide 37 (1999) 1-2.
Dave Parks menhirs.
Legendary Dartmoor
HER/SMR number 6765 SX 68 SE/3
NMR number 443946 SX 68 SW 23
Comments
"The second element of the name suggesting that a ‘man’, ie. a longstone, or menhir, the latter term meaning, literally, 'long man', may once have stood atop the hill."
"The name points to the former existence there of a menhir, but no such object is now to be seen."
"There is no known tradition or documentation to support it."
References
W. Crossing Guide to Dartmoor (1912) 245.
TDA LXXII (1940) p198.
R.H. Worth Dartmoor (1953) 271.
E. Hemery High Dartmoor (1983) 777-8.
J. Butler Atlas of Antiquities Vol II (1991) 112.
Mike BrownField Guide 37 (1999) 1-2.
Dave Parks menhirs.
Legendary Dartmoor
HER/SMR number 6765 SX 68 SE/3
NMR number 443946 SX 68 SW 23
