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| HER Number: | MDV118068 |
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| Name: | Lake Viaduct |
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Summary
Constructed in the late 19th century to carry the London and South Western Railway line across the Lake Valley. Dismantled in the 1960s when the railway was converted into a bike track.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 889 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VIADUCT (Constructed, XIX - 1850 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Lake Viaduct is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the late 19th century historic map.
Harris, H., 1968, Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor, 221 (Monograph). SDV149229.
An old quarry east of Lake (MDV5552) supplied the stone for this viaduct.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Lake Viaduct is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149229 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1968. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 221. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77347 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22581 | Part of: London and South Western Railway (Dartmoor Section) (Monument) |
| MDV5552 | Related to: Quarry near Coombe Down (Monument) |
| MDV120626 | Related to: Small quarry by Lake Viaduct (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 5 2018 3:00PM |
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