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| HER Number: | MDV134468 |
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| Name: | Possible crane base at Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Remains of a possible coursed granite crane base in the main part of Foggintor Quarry, to the north of where tramway route MDV134435 branches into north and southwards branches of tramway. It appears to be sub-rectangular, measuring c.3m by c.3.5m and is up to 1.3m in height. It is located close to the east side of tramway route and - if it was for a crane - one of its purposes may have been for loading material into wagons using that line.
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
- CRANE? (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD (Between) to 1905 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_036 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Crane base at SX 56674 73496. Remains of a possible coursed granite crane base in the main part of Foggintor Quarry, to the north of where tramway route MDV134435 branches into north and southwards branches of tramway. It appears to be sub-rectangular, measuring c.3m by c.3.5m and is up to 1.3m in height. It is located close to the east side of tramway route and - if it was for a crane - one of its purposes may have been for loading material into wagons using that line.
The structure is in a very poor, tumbledown condition. It is largely turf-covered, which appears to have stabilized it. As it stands, it does not look substantial enough to have been a crane base.
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_036. [Mapped feature: #141576 ] |
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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) |
| MDV134467 | Related to: 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 4:13PM |
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