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| HER Number: | MDV71101 |
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| Name: | EMBANKMENT in the Parish of Teigngrace |
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Summary
Embankment on the 19C Moretonhamstead Branch Railway overlying the 1820 Haytor Granite Tramway
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 841 755 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Teigngrace |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TEIGNGRACE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EMBANKMENT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.
The Moretonhamstead Branch railway was constructed on an embankment on this section which overlay the Haytor Granite Tramway abandoned in 1858. The railway was closed to passengers in 1959 but this section was retained to serve the oil terminal at Heathfield.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV281233 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.78. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19593 | Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway (Monument) |
| MDV9120 | Related to: Moretonhampstead Branch Line Railway from Newton Abbot to Heathfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV236 - Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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