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| HER Number: | MDV134467 |
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| Name: | Crane base at Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Circular coursed granite crane base near the northeast corner of the main part of Foggintor Quarry. It is c.4.5m in diameter and c.0.7m tall. It has a c.1.2 by c.1.4m hollow of 0.5m depth at its centre. It is located close to the end of tramway route MDV134435 and one of the crane's purposes may have been to load material into wagons using that line. This crane base appears to be depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 734 |
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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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| 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
- CIRCULAR PLATFORM (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD (Between) to 1905 AD (Between))
- CRANE (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD (Between) to 1905 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Crane' is marked close to this location on the late 19th century historic map.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_035 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Crane base at SX 56677 73432. Circular coursed granite crane base near the northeast corner of the main part of Foggintor Quarry. It is c.4.5m in diameter and c.0.7m tall. It has a c.1.2 by c.1.4m hollow of 0.5m depth at its centre. It is located close to the end of tramway route MDV134435 and one of the crane's purposes may have been to load material into wagons using that line. This crane base appears to be depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
The crane base appears to be in a good, stable condition. It has a thin grass coating on its upper surface and there is a little bracken in the hollow at its centre. Four stones have been stood upright at what appear to be the four main points of the compass in a bizarre act of vandalism in recent years.
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). |
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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_035. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141580 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5005 | Part of: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV134464 | Related to: Crane base at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134465 | Related to: Crane base at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134466 | Related to: Crane base at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134468 | Related to: Possible crane base at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134471 | Related to: Possible crane base at 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 4:16PM |
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