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HER Number: | MDV131687 |
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Name: | Magazine, Dartmoor Prison Quarry |
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Summary
The magazine serving Dartmoor Prison Quarry. Magazine lies in a field some 550m south of the workings. A shallow cutting in the hillside ends at a mortared granite façade pierced by a doorway giving access to the underground magazine. The single chamber measures 2.7m square and the barrel-vaulted ceiling is a maximum of 2.3m high. Rebates for an inwardly opening door are present and parts of an iron grill remain in situ on the outside.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 582 739 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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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: SX57SE195
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364180
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MAGAZINE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 8, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1364180] (23/08/2002) SX 58267397. The magazine serving Dartmoor Prison Quarry lies in a field some 550m south of the workings. A shallow cutting in the hillside ends at a mortared granite façade pierced by a doorway giving access to the underground magazine. The single chamber measures 2.7m square and the barrel-vaulted ceiling is a maximum of 2.3m high. Rebates for an inwardly opening door are present and parts of an iron grill remain in situ on the outside.
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
MDV51412 | Related to: Herne Hole Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
MDV133776 | Related to: Trackway, Dartmoor Prison Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 3:29PM |
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