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| HER Number: | MDV134519 |
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| Name: | Ruined building by track bed south-east of Swelltor Quarry |
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Summary
Remains of a small trackside building (probably a platelayers' hut) on the higher (northeast) side of the Princetown Branch track bed, near the edge of Yestor Farm (now only semi-enclosed).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 728 |
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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
- RAILWAY BUILDING (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.
Visible on aerial photography.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_039 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
SX 56299 72874. Remains of a small trackside building (probably a platelayers' hut) on the higher (northeast) side of the Princetown Branch track bed, near the edge of Yestor Farm (now only semi-enclosed). The building remains comprise a northwest-southeast aligned concrete pad with the remains of four remaining concrete floor/paving slabs (out of a total of 25) at the northeast edge, behind which are the footings of a brick chimney. The concrete floor measures 2.30m (northeast-southwest) by at least 2.92m (perhaps c.0.15m more lies under the turf at the northwest end). In addition to the surviving bits of floor slabs, the positions of the missing slabs are clearly discernible as a neat pattern of large square indentations. The brick chimney measures 0.70m (northeast to southwest) by 1.07m externally, with 0.22m thick walling. Its surviving height is flush with that of the in situ floor slab remains (c.0.15m above ground). The building does not appear on either the first or second edition 1:2500 OS maps (Devon sheet CVI.11), suggesting it post-dates 1904 (the year of the second edition revision).
As a building, its condition is very poor (being an utter ruin). There is grass growing through what remains of the building and the outer corners of the chimney base have broken away. Otherwise the remains are fairly stable.
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_039. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #141647 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134585 | Related to: Trackway on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2023 1:23PM |
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