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King
Arthur's Hall
The monument consists of fifty-six stones which originally stood
upright forming the internal face of a steep sided rectangular bank. The date and purpose of the
site
remain obscure. The first reference to it is in a
document dated
1584, at which time it had already enjoyed a long
association with
King Arthur who was reputed to have frequented the site, and hence
gave his name both to the site itself and the area of moorland in
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Usually associated with areas of common grazing, a pound is a place
where stray animals (ie animals owned by persons who did not enjoy
rights to the common) could be penned in until reclaimed. Pounds
were often circular in shape and constructed of strong stock-proof
stone walls. |
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