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| HER Number: | MDV134471 |
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| Name: | Possible crane base at Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Remains of a circular granite-built crane base, tucked away in the eastern extremity of Foggintor Quarry. It is an estimated 4-4.5m in diameter and c.0.6-0.7m tall. It has a shallow depression in the centre (c.1m across, by estimate). Unlike the other crane bases within the quarry, this crane base seems to be the sole exception in not being next to a tramway route. Perhaps it worked in tandem with other cranes, moving material to within their reach.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 567 734 |
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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
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_039 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Crane base at SX 56710 73476. Remains of a circular granite-built crane base, tucked away in the eastern extremity of Foggintor Quarry. It is an estimated 4-4.5m in diameter and c.0.6-0.7m tall. It has a shallow depression in the centre (c.1m across, by estimate). Unlike the other crane bases within the quarry, this crane base seems to be the sole exception in not being next to a tramway route. Perhaps it worked in tandem with other cranes, moving material to within their reach.
The crane base is in poor, but stable, condition. It has partly tumbled apart in the south. It is now largely covered in turf which appears to have stabilized it. There is some low lying gorse encroachment on its upper surface.
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_039. |
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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: #141578 ] |
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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) |
| MDV134468 | 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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