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| HER Number: | MDV134559 |
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| Name: | Former railway siding, Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Rectangular area of stony (but now turfed over), made ground on the north-west side of the Princetown Branch track bed, between SX 54553 70869 and SX 54546 70841. It is c.7m wide and c.22m in length (north-north-east by south-south-west) and was constructed to accommodate a siding just outside the fields then of Dittisham and Horseyeatt (now of Peekhill). As it was built up on a moorland slope (facing west-north-west) it is c.2m in height on its lower side. A likely platelayers' hut was built along the siding.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 545 708 |
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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
- RAILWAY SIDING (Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1905 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map.
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_084 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Siding at SX 54550 70855. Rectangular area of stony (but now turfed over), made ground on the north-west side of the Princetown Branch track bed, between SX 54553 70869 and SX 54546 70841. It is c.7m wide and c.22m in length (north-north-east by south-south-west) and was constructed to accommodate a siding just outside the fields then of Dittisham and Horseyeatt (now of Peekhill). As it was built up on a moorland slope (facing west-north-west) it is c.2m in height on its lower side. A likely platelayers' hut (DR+T_GWRP_085) was built along the siding.
The site is now barely recognisable as a siding. The surface is uneven and covered in a thin layer of turf and short grass. It appears to be in a stable condition.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141695 ] |
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| 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_084. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Part of: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134534 | Related to: Drain under railway trackbed, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134560 | Related to: Former building beside railway, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV134561 | Related to: Trackway on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2023 12:05PM |
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