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| HER Number: | MDV134543 |
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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 0.59m wide and 0.59m high. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.45m in length. The last c.0.65m of the upper surface, to the northwest, is stepped down by about 0.4m from the surface of the track bed. The drain has short, sloped, perpendicular wing walls on its lower (northwest) side, which extend outwards for c.0.6m, and a c.0.5m wide open drainage channel/gutter leading from it.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 714 |
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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_063 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain at SX 55575 71474. Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running southeast-northwest under the Princetown Branch track bed. The interior of the drain is 0.59m wide and 0.59m high. The main, covered, section of the drain is c.5.45m in length. The last c.0.65m of the upper surface, to the northwest, is stepped down by about 0.4m from the surface of the track bed. The drain has short, sloped, perpendicular wing walls on its lower (northwest) side, which extend outwards for c.0.6m, and a c.0.5m wide open drainage channel/gutter leading from it.
The drain is in relatively good condition, despite being overgrown. Bracken has partially obscured the higher opening and reeds have completely screened the lower opening. The drain is still taking moorland spring water, although the build up of reeds probably accounts for the build up of water along the drain's interior.
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_063. |
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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: #141678 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134544 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134541 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| 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 10:09AM |
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