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| HER Number: | MDV134491 |
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| Name: | Drain on line of Princetown Branch |
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Summary
The north-south aligned stone-lined drain under the track bed. It has splayed coursed wing walls running off the lower corners beneath a granite lintel. The interior of the drain measures 0.6m (width) x 0.65m (height) x about 6m in length.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 573 731 |
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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
- DRAIN (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1900 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_GWRP_011 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain at SX 57352 73165. The north-south aligned stone-lined drain under the track bed. It has splayed coursed wing walls running off the lower corners beneath a granite lintel. The interior of the drain measures 0.6m (width) x 0.65m (height) x about 6m in length.
Reasonable condition as far as can be discerned. The wing wall walling part collapsed, but the remainder is now partly turf covered and appears stable.
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_011. |
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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: #141618 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV42459 | Related to: Hart Tor Streamworking on Walkhampton Common (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 1:15PM |
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