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| HER Number: | MDV134501 |
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| Name: | Ruined building on Princetown Branch line west of Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
A spoil heap with crude dry stone (granite) coursing remnants on north-west and south-east sides suggesting it may overlie a building depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 734 |
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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
- RAILWAY BUILDING (XIX - 1850 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_022 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Building (ruin) at SX 56328 73442. A spoil heap with crude dry stone (granite) coursing remnants on north-west and south-east sides suggesting it may overlie a building depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The remains suggest a building measuring about 5m x 4.4m. The walling stands to a maximum height of about 0.9m. A stone on the north-west side of the spoil heap, measuring 0.36m x 0.67m, has two 3cm diameter holes set 9cm apart in its upper surface. It appears to be a granite sett from the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway. The site marks an alternative (though less likely) position for a building depicted on the Walkhampton tithe map of 1839 (see also MDV134502 and MDV134504). It is more likely that this building has a post 1839 construction date, but was disused by 1904.
The feature is in very poor condition as a building, but stable as a spoil heap.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141628 ] |
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| 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_022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134504 | Related to: Earthwork on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV5005 | Related to: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134502 | Related to: Ruined building on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (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 3:02PM |
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