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| HER Number: | MDV134538 |
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| Name: | Platform beside railway, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Granite-faced square platform/base adjoining the northeast side of the Princetown Branch track bed. It measures 3.5m northwest-southeast by 3.05m and is c.0.7m high. Its purpose is unclear, although it looks a little like a crane base.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 720 |
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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
- PLATFORM (Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1905 AD (Between) to 1950 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_056 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Platform/base at SX 55357 72033. Granite-faced square platform/base adjoining the northeast side of the Princetown Branch track bed. It measures 3.5m northwest-southeast by 3.05m and is c.0.7m high. Its purpose is unclear, although it looks a little like a crane base.
The feature is in poor condition. Several stones have fallen out of the stone-facing.
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_056. |
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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: #141673 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134534 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134530 | Related to: Former building beside railway, 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 4:56PM |
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