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| HER Number: | MDV134487 |
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| Name: | Wall on line of Princetown Branch |
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Summary
Revetment wall on northern side of the Princetown Branch track bed, situated on the northern side of the track bed's drainage ditch. The walling is 5.8m in length (east-west) and 0.8m in height, with a depth of perhaps 0.2m. There appears to be a second, parallel, line of stones about 2m uphill to the north, though there is now little discernible above the turf. The second row of stones brings the overall height to approx. 1.3m. It is unclear whether these traces of walling were originally part of some sort of structure/building or to reinforce the slope following a landslip.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 576 731 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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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
- WALL (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1900 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_GWRP_007 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Structure (revetment wall) at SX 57614 73132. Revetment wall (granite) set about 1.9m back from northern side of the track bed and situated on the higher (northern) side of track bed's accompanying drainage ditch. The walling is 5.8m in length (east-west) and 0.8m in height, with a depth of perhaps 0.2m. There appears to be a second, parallel, line of stones about 2m uphill to the north, though there is now little discernible above the turf. The second row of stones brings the overall height to approx. 1.3m. It is unclear whether these traces of walling were originally part of some sort of structure/building or to reinforce the slope following a landslip.
The condition of this feature is mediocre-poor. Stones appear to be bulging out at the eastern end of the main (southern) revetment wall and some stones have already fallen out from other parts of the wall.
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_GWRP_007. [Mapped feature: #141613 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134488 | Related to: Drain on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134490 | Related to: Drain on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2023 1:05PM |
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