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| HER Number: | MDV134540 |
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| Name: | Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running northeast-southwest under the Princetown Branch track bed, a short distance to the northwest of the old outer enclosures of Routrundle Farm. The interior of the drain is 0.53m wide and 0.42m high with a rubble stone floor. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.4m in length. It has short, sloped wing walls on its lower (southwest) side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 719 |
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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.
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_058 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain at SX 55460 71921. Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running northeast-southwest under the Princetown Branch track bed, a short distance to the northwest of the old outer enclosures of Routrundle Farm. The interior of the drain is 0.53m wide and 0.42m high with a rubble stone floor. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.4m in length. It has short, sloped wing walls on its lower (southwest) side.
The drain is in good condition and its interior is clear from any obstruction.
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_058. [Mapped feature: #141675 ] |
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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) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2023 9:05AM |
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