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| HER Number: | MDV134554 |
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| Name: | Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running south-south-east by north-north-west under the Princetown Branch track bed. The interior of the drain is over 0.4m wide and 0.4m high (as measured at the end) and it is at least 6m in length. The higher (south-south-east) opening of the drain is located at the westernmost end of a drainage ditch/gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. There is a secondary, part-covered section of the drain c.1m to the north-north-west of the main drain. It is set at a slightly lower level and has a granite lintel to its lower face. A short section between it and the main drain is open/uncovered.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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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_079 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
SX 54883 71077. Stone-lined and stone-faced (granite) drain running SSE-NNW under the Princetown Branch track bed. The interior of the drain is over 0.4m wide and 0.4m high (as measured at the end) and it is at least 6m in length. The higher (SSE) opening of the drain is located at the westernmost end of a drainage ditch/gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. There is a secondary, part-covered section of the drain c.1m to the NNW of the main drain. It is set at a slightly lower level and has a granite lintel to its lower face. A short section between it and the main drain is open/uncovered.
The drain is in a fair condition. The interior is in a good condition, although strewn with rubble and other material which has washed in. The higher opening is obscured and there is some disturbance at the lower end.
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_079. [Mapped feature: #141690 ] |
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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) |
| 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 11:37AM |
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