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| HER Number: | MDV134533 |
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| Name: | Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running southeast-northwest under the Princetown Branch track bed. The interior of the drain is c.0.55m wide and over 0.4m high with an earthen floor, seemingly marked with a series of ridges. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.1m in length.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 722 |
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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.
Visible on the 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_048 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
SX 56017 72262. Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running southeast-northwest under the Princetown Branch track bed. The interior of the drain is c.0.55m wide and over 0.4m high with an earthen floor, seemingly marked with a series of ridges. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.1m in length. It has a c.1.6m long open channel on its lower (northwest) side, on the other side of fence DR+T_GWRP_037.
The drain is in fairly good condition, although the lower end is partially obscured by a veil of grass. Grass and other vegetation are also encroaching on the higher opening of the drain.
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_048. |
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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: #141668 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134534 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134531 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134532 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 20 2023 4:11PM |
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