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| HER Number: | MDV134513 |
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| Name: | Drain under railway track bed north-west of Swelltor Quarry |
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Summary
Northeast-southwest aligned drain with 0.3m (internal) diameter ceramic pipe. The ends of the drain are dressed in cemented granite masonry with red brick dressings. Overall the drain is about 7.3m in length and about 1.6m externally. In height, the drain faces are 0.57m on the higher (northeast) side and 0.8m on the lower (southwest) side. The drain is in poor condition.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 734 |
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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.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_031 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain at SX 55507 73455. Northeast-southwest aligned drain with 0.3m (internal) diameter ceramic pipe. The ends of the drain are dressed in cemented granite masonry with red brick dressings. Overall the drain is about 7.3m in length and about 1.6m externally. In height, the drain faces are 0.57m on the higher (northeast) side and 0.8m on the lower (southwest) side.
The drain is in poor condition. Cement is cracking in places and there are bricks missing from the higher (northeast) face. One side of the lower masonry face has actually broken away.
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_031. [Mapped feature: #141640 ] |
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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). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2023 3:44PM |
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