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| HER Number: | MDV134440 |
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| Name: | Spoil tips in the south-western part of Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Series of spoil tips in the south-western part of Foggintor Quarry recorded during 2015-16 audit of features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 734 |
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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
- SPOIL HEAP (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD (Between) to 1904 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_014, 015, (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
[DR+T_FQ_014] Spoil tip at SX 56486 73430. Forked spoil tip to the southwest of the main quarry excavation at Foggintor. It consists of three spurs branching off an ENE-WSW stem section between SX 56494 73437 and about SX 56486 73430.
[DR+T_FQ_015] Spoil tip at SX 56474 73466. Forked spoil tip to the southwest of the main quarry excavation at Foggintor and to the north of tip MDV134440. It consists of six spurs branching off a truncated east-west stem section which had been located towards the southern entrance to the main quarry face. Judging from their alignments, the spurs appear to have come off three main branches at a fork a little way to the east of the tip.
See report for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141589 Approximate area of combined spoil tips indicated by polygons, ] |
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| 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_014, 015,. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5005 | Part of: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV134436 | Related to: Trackbed of tramway, 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 14 2023 10:38AM |
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