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| HER Number: | MDV134551 |
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| Name: | Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Drain running south-south-east by north-north-west under the Princetown Branch track bed, measuring c.6.m in length. It is lined with an c.0.30m diameter reddish-brown ceramic pipe. The higher (south-south-east) opening of the drain conveys water from a drainage ditch or gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. The lower end of the drain opens out into a 0.35m wide stone-faced open channel. The channel is c.1.7m in length and c.0.5m deep. The drain appears to be in a fairly good condition.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 550 711 |
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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_074 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
SX 55007 71141. Drain running SSE-NNW under the Princetown Branch track bed, measuring c.6.m in length. It is lined with an c.0.30m diameter reddish-brown ceramic pipe. The higher (SSE) opening of the drain conveys water from a drainage ditch/gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. The lower end of the drain opens out into a 0.35m wide stone-faced open channel. The channel is c.1.7m in length and c.0.5m deep.
The drain appears to be in a fairly good condition.
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_074. [Mapped feature: #141687 ] |
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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 | Part of: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV51529 | Related to: Former gravel pit, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV28227 | Related to: Leat, Walkhampton Common (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 11:04AM |
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