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Summary

Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running east-west under Great Western Railway track bed with the sloped stone-coursed wing walls running off the lower (western) corners.

Location

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.

Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_029 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.

Drain at SX 55468 73536. Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running east-west under Great Western Railway track bed with the sloped stone-coursed wing walls running off the lower (western) corners. The wing walls were bonded with lime mortar. The floor of the drain is strewn with small rubble stone and clinker. The drain takes water flowing out of drain DR+T_SQ_002, upslope to the east and underlying the Swelltor siding track bed. The lower opening measures 0.6m (width) x 0.45m (height) internally. The internal length of the drain is about 6.5m. Overall the drain (including the wing walls) measures about 7.5m by about 1.4m and is about 0.8m high. The drain is generally in good condition, though the wing wall mortar is deteriorating and decaying.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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