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HER Number:MDV28213
Name:Trackway visible on Walkhampton Common

Summary

Road or trackway visible on NMR 1976 aerial image at SX 5650 7260 and recorded in project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 565 726
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains on Walkhampton Common including 19th century Swelltor and Foggintor Quarries, a section of the early 19th century Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway, later converted to railway, also streamworks along the Yes Tor Brook

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/249
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD?)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV268478.

Aph=nmr sx5672/3(22/4/1976).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Road or trackway visible on NMR 1976 aerial image at SX 5650 7260 and recorded in project.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV268478Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 2:49PM