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| HER Number: | MDV134556 |
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| Name: | Possible drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Apparent site of a blocked c.5.75m long drain running south-south-east by north-north-west under the Princetown Branch track bed. The telltale signs consist of opposing hollows (c.1m wide and up to 0.8m deep), on either side of the track bed, and a thin sliver of bright green grass in a slight indent on the lower side of the track bed (where the water flowed downhill from the drain's mouth). The higher (south-south-east side) should convey water from a drainage ditch/gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. Both ends of the drain are completely sealed up.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 546 710 |
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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_081 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Drain (possible) at SX 54683 71016. Apparent site of a blocked c.5.75m long drain running south-south-east by north-north-west under the Princetown Branch track bed. The telltale signs consist of opposing hollows (c.1m wide and up to 0.8m deep), on either side of the track bed, and a thin sliver of bright green grass in a slight indent on the lower side of the track bed (where the water flowed downhill from the drain's mouth). The higher (south-south-east side) should convey water from a drainage ditch/gutter which runs parallel to the track bed. Both ends of the drain are completely sealed up.
The drain is in a poor condition, being blocked off at both ends and causing an accumulation of water in the drainage ditch/gutter on the higher side of the track bed. The state of the interior is unknown.
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_081. [Mapped feature: #141692 ] |
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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 11:40AM |
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