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| HER Number: | MDV134477 |
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| Name: | Possible trackbed at Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
Possible track bed course intersecting with Royal Oak Siding at its north-west end (at SX 56383 73466) and leading through a hollow/cutting between spoil towards the main quarry workings at the south-east end.
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
- TRAMWAY? (XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1800 AD (Between) to 1920 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_086 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Track bed (possible) at SX 56409 73448. Possible track bed course intersecting with Royal Oak Siding at its north-west end (at SX 56383 73466) and leading through a hollow/cutting between spoil towards the main quarry workings at the south-east end. Satellite imagery (NLS) indicates it running for c.70-75m to SX 56441 73430, a point only c.15m away from the end of the track bed's continuation onto spoil heap DR+T_FQ_014 from the main quarry entrance - albeit at a different level. The north-west end is directly opposite the near end of track bed DR+T_FQ_002. The alignment suggests the possibility of there being an earlier route connected to that out through the quarry entrance which linked up with this potential track bed/feature and then continued onto DR+T_FQ_002 - predating spoil tip DR+T_FQ_014 and the Royal Oak Siding.
The feature, which has the appearance of a slightly curving hollow, is almost completely inundated with dense reeds.
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_086. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141600 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5005 | Part of: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV134430 | Related to: Cutting, Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134429 | Related to: Industrial building at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134428 | Related to: Industrial buildings at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134431 | Related to: Possible building at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134433 | Related to: Track bed at Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134427 | Related to: Trackbed (The Royal Oak Siding) to Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134473 | Related to: Trackway linking Swelltor and Foggintor Quarries (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2023 10:46AM |
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