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| HER Number: | MDV64668 |
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| Name: | Trackway on Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
A substantial cart track leading down through the southern scarp of the streamwork crosses the 'Over Tor Brook' by a seven-stone clapper bridge. Four other tracks were identified during the survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 755 |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking and structural remains of vermin trap in streamwork north of Merrivale Bridge
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/98/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Bruce, B., 2001, Over Tor Brook survey completed, 5-9 (Article in Serial). SDV253310.
A substantial cart track leading down through the southern scarp of the streamwork crosses the 'Over Tor Brook' by a seven-stone clapper bridge. Four other tracks were identified during the survey. On the northern side of the streamwork at SX 5555 7557 and SX 5574 7560, to the south at SX 5620 7551 and the 'Mis Tor' track to the east at SX 563 755.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV253310 | Article in Serial: Bruce, B.. 2001. Over Tor Brook survey completed. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 22. Unknown. 5-9. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV64667 | Related to: CLAPPER BRIDGE in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 25 2020 11:58AM |
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