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Summary

Vis=-/6/1991 (mouat). Near swelltor quarry close to the entrance is an old workers' hut which is in ruins. Along this siding are some large cut blocks and other artefacts. The most noticeable in the past was a rectangular shallow trough similar to a bird bath which had been cut and dressed from a block of granite. On this visit, found to be removed (mouat).

Location

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/111/1
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TROUGH (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

MOUAT, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV218543.

Vis=-/6/1991 (mouat). Near swelltor quarry close to the entrance is an old workers' hut which is in ruins. Along this siding are some large cut blocks and other artefacts. The most noticeable in the past was a rectangular shallow trough similar to a bird bath which had been cut and dressed from a block of granite. On this visit, found to be removed (mouat).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218544.

Des=mouat, r. /letter to dartmoor national park dept/(20/6/1991)/in parish file.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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