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| HER Number: | MDV7729 |
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| Name: | Peat drying shed at the peat works to the south-west of Walkham Head, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Peat drying shed at the peat works to the south-west of Walkham Head
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 808 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE30
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440664
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRYING HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 170 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Le Messurier, B., 1976, Peat drying shed Walkham Head (Worksheet). SDV266894.
Visited on 14th May 1976. There is a low wall at the back of the turf house. The whole is oriented north-west to south-east so as to face the sun. Three granite uprights, two fallen, 6.0 metres apart.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 112, Map 33, Site 9 (Monograph). SDV219155.
A short distance up the slope from the peat works is a tall stone, the last standing post that once supported the roof of the Turf House where the slabs of peat were stored.
Crossing, W., 1992, Crossing's Dartmoor Worker (Monograph). SDV351364.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 112, Map 33, Site 9. |
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| SDV266894 | Worksheet: Le Messurier, B.. 1976. Peat drying shed Walkham Head. |
| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 170. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV351364 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1992. Crossing's Dartmoor Worker. Crossing's Dartmoor Worker. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7728 | Part of: Walkham Head Peat Works, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133851 | Related to: Peat Works on east side of River Walkham to the south-west of Walkham Head, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 16 2023 8:16AM |
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