Crazywell Pool
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Crazywell Pool is situated close to Princetown on the western side of Dartmoor, Devon, in the United Kingdom.
It was once believed to be bottomless - in fact legend has it that local parishioners once brought up the bell ropes from the parish church to test its depth. Even after tying the ropes together, and weighting the end, it is claimed they were still unable to reach the bottom.
Crazywell Pool is the subject of many other Dartmoor superstitions. For example, at dusk, it is thought that the waters call out the name of the next parishioner to die, and if you gaze into the pool on Midsummer’s Eve, you will see their face looking back at you!
In fact, the pool was excavated by local tin miners and is thought have been used as reservoir.