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| HER Number: | MDV39665 |
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| Name: | Tramway at Rattlebrook Peat Works, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Late 19th or early 20th century tramway leading onto the moor from the Rattlebrook Peat Works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 871 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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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: Structural remains of 19th and 20th century peat working buildings at Rattlebrook Head and tramway leading onto the moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAMWAY (Constructed, XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD (Between) to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 88NE, 88NE (Cartographic). SDV335989.
Three small tramways are shown on the Ordnance Survey 6" (1906) map leading away from the peat works towards the moor. The distance these tramways cover is certainly less than a mile and only one is marked 'Old Tramway'.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Not shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV335989 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 88NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). 88NE. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3168 | Related to: Peatworks at Rattlebrook Head, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3174 | Related to: The Rattlebrook Peat Railway, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2024 3:18PM |
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