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| HER Number: | MDV134436 |
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| Name: | Trackbed of tramway, Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Tramway track bed and line of setts leading south-westward from the main Foggintor quarry face.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 734 |
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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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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAMWAY (XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1800 AD (Between) to 1920 AD (Between))
Full description
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_012 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Track bed at SX56520 73443. Tramway track bed and line of setts leading south-westward from the main Foggintor quarry face. The setts can be seen in the vicinity of a tramway crossroad, where they intersect with those approaching from the north (DR+T_FQ_013). The setts typically have two holes in the surface. They lead across the crossroad and end at the level grass verge. The remainder of the track bed they followed is now entirely grassed over and lightly strewn with boulders. The tramway route appears to have continued on a straight alignment towards a forked spoil tip (DR+T_FQ_014). Its route towards the spoil tip is now cut through by a mirey and reedy channel.
Only the setts in the immediate vicinity of the crossroad are visible and these are surrounded by the trickling water run-off from the mirey quarry entrance, which obscures the tramway's northeasterly course. The south west section of the route is grassed over, rock-strewn and ultimately truncated.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360397 | Report - Assessment: Wakeham, C.. 2016. Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1. A4 Bound + Digital. DR+T_FQ_012. [Mapped feature: #141535 Precise location not clear for this feature., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5005 | Part of: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV134441 | Related to: Spoil tips in the south-eastern part of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134440 | Related to: Spoil tips in the south-western part of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134438 | Related to: Trackbed of tramway from B3357 to Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134435 | Related to: Trackbed to Foggintor Quarry main quarry face (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2023 11:56AM |
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