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| HER Number: | MDV27088 |
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| Name: | Branch of naphtha tramway north-east of Fice's Well |
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Summary
Originally described as a leat channel, now dry, on the southern slope of Black Dunghill, which once supplied a tin working area. 2002 survey revised this feature and it is considered to be a branch of the naphtha tramway.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 579 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later streamworking and 19th century Naphtha Tramway and granite quarries north and west of Princetown Prison
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE98
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065195
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/96
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TRAMWAY (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2475 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat on south slope of Black Dunghill visible on the 1946 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
[1065195] (16/09/1994) A dry, silted leat channel runs for some 180m from NGR SX 5815076324 to SX 5829776340. The shallow channel is 1m wide and 0.3m deep. The continuation of its course has been plotted from air photographs (Authority 1). It appears to have carried water from Blackbrook River to an area of tin-working (SX 57 NE 97) nearby.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1064763] See MDV5548.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2475. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125365 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5548 | Part of: British Patent Naphtha Tramway, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27094 | Related to: Leat channel north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV27090 | Related to: Line of trial pits north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV28932 | Related to: Line of trial pits north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV61835 | Related to: OPEN CUT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 4:02PM |
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