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| HER Number: | MDV134512 |
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| Name: | Structure adjacent to railway track bed north-west of Swelltor Quarry |
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Summary
Possible stone structure base abutting the western side of the Great Western Railway track bed. It measures 1.15m east-west and over 0.5m north-south, standing to a height of 0.4m. A stone with 3cm diameter holes set about 10cm apart lies just to the south. This stone appears to be a tramway sett from the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 736 |
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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
- STRUCTURE (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_030 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
SX 54453 73613. Possible stone structure base abutting the western side of the Great Western Railway track bed. It measures 1.15m east-west and over 0.5m north-south, standing to a height of 0.4m. A stone with 3cm diameter holes set about 10cm apart lies just to the south. This stone appears to be a tramway sett from the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.
If this is indeed the footings of a building, it is in very poor condition.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
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_030. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141639 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134505 | Related to: Possible drain under the Great Western Railway track bed (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 3:45PM |
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