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| HER Number: | MDV27790 |
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| Name: | Target Tramways on West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Three target tramways are visible on aerial photograph on the north-west slope of West Mill Tor. Two are in poor condition. The foundations of a hexagonal (military?) building are also visible
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 916 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE131
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1396582
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/123
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TARGET RAILWAY (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD? (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 12/04/1969, SX5891, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV250389.
Photograph taken on 12th April 1969.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three target tramways are visible on the north-west slope of West Mill Tor. Two are in poor condition. The foundations of a hexagonal (military?) building are also visible.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(16/09/2003) by English Heritage Investigator. From SX58499173 to SX58609172 are the remains of a former artillery target railway on the north flank of West Mill Tor. The remains consist of a flat-bottomed trench 2.0 metres wide and between 0.5 metres and 0.65 metres deep with a turf and stone bank 2.4 metres wide and 0.8 metres high on the eastern edge. Two crescentic hollows have been cut into the western (inside) face of the bank near the centre. There is no evidence of any mechanism.
English Heritage, 2005, Military survey information (Report - Survey). SDV347107.
Features visible on survey.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 9th December 2019. Former artillery target railway at SX5854891721 on the north flank of West Mill Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250389 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 12/04/1969. SX5891. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1. |
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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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| SDV347107 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Military survey information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV69492 | Related to: Gun emplacement below West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV69493 | Related to: Gun emplacement below West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV128711 | Related to: Military earthworks on saddle between Black Down and West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2021 2:39PM |
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