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| HER Number: | MDV134498 |
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| Name: | Drain on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor |
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Summary
Stone-lined and stone-faced drain running northeast-southwest under the track bed with splayed stone wing walls running off the lower corners. The opening measures 0.6m (width) x 0.47m (height). The floor of the drain is covered in clinker. The drain underlies the point where a line branched off into Foggintor Quarry which necessitated a longer than usual length (the track bed being 9.2m wide, rather than the usual 6m). The splayed wing walls increased the overall length of the feature by 1.6m. A granite lintel overlies the top of the lower opening and above this lintel are the remains of stone courses.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 732 |
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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
- DRAIN (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_018 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain at SX 56515 73227. Stone-lined and stone-faced drain running northeast-southwest under the track bed with splayed stone wing walls running off the lower corners. The opening measures 0.6m (width) x 0.47m (height). The floor of the drain is covered in clinker. The drain underlies the point where a line branched off into Foggintor Quarry which necessitated a longer than usual length (the track bed being 9.2m wide, rather than the usual 6m). The splayed wing walls increased the overall length of the feature by 1.6m. A granite lintel overlies the top of the lower opening and above this lintel are the remains of stone courses.
The feature is in a reasonable-poor condition overall. The stone coursed wing walls have partially collapsed and the meagre remains of the stone coursing over the lower drain mouth is partially dislodged.
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_018. [Mapped feature: #141625 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134499 | Related to: Ruined building on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134500 | Related to: Ruined building on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134539 | Related to: Wall footing beside railway, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2023 8:46AM |
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