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| HER Number: | MDV134539 |
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| Name: | Wall footing beside railway, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Thin wall footing, of c.0.4m thickness, running parallel with the higher (northern) side of the Princetown Branch track bed. It appears to mark the base of the railway fenceline and appears to follow much of its course from the southwest end of embankment DR+T_GWRP_166 around the curve toward King Tor Halt (DR+T_GWRP_020) - a distance of over 450m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 567 731 |
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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
- WALL (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.
Possibly 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_057 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Wall footing at SX 56695 73022. Thin wall footing, of c.0.4m thickness, running parallel with the higher (northern) side of the Princetown Branch track bed. It appears to mark the base of the railway fenceline and appears to follow much of its course from the southwest end of embankment DR+T_GWRP_166 around the curve toward King Tor Halt (DR+T_GWRP_020) - a distance of over 450m.
The footings are largely covered in grass and only show up as bare stones for occasonal small stretches.
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_057. |
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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: #141674 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134494 | Related to: Drain on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134495 | Related to: Drain on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134497 | Related to: Drain on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134498 | Related to: Drain on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134492 | Related to: Railway bridge on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134493 | Related to: Ruined building on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134496 | Related to: Ruined building on line of Princetown Branch (Monument) |
| MDV134499 | Related to: Ruined building on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV134500 | Related to: Ruined building on Princetown Branch line south of Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2023 8:52AM |
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