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| HER Number: | MDV134550 |
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| Name: | Trackway on Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Grassy track running south-eastwards up across Walkhampton Common from the Princetown Branch track bed. The track is about 2m in width and continues in a roughly south-easterly direction to about SX 55833 70975, where it intersects with the Great Western Reave. From there the track continues to the two adjacent car parks on the B3212 road. It does not appear to be marked on any historic maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 710 |
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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
- TRACKWAY (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_073 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Trackway at SX 55183 71225. Grassy track running south-eastwards up across Walkhampton Common from the Princetown Branch track bed (from the given grid reference). The track is about 2m in width. It does not appear to be marked on any historic maps and neither is it marked on modern OS Outdoor Leisure/Explorer maps. Satellite imagery appears to show the track continuing for c.680m in a roughly southeasterly direction to about SX 55833 70975, where it intersects with the prehistoric reave dubbed the "Great Western Reave" by Andrew Fleming (1988, page 44). From there the track continues to the two adjacent car parks on the B3212 road.
The track seems to be in a relatively good condition and appears to be entirely grassed over.
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_073. |
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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: #141686 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15036 | Related to: Great Western Reave (southern section), Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134549 | Related to: Quarry pit by railway tracked, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV28229 | Related to: Tin prospecting pits, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2023 11:00AM |
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