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HER Number: | MDV134461 |
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Name: | Tramway route to northern quarry entrance, Foggintor Quarry |
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Summary
There are two possible tramway routes leading to the northern quarry entrance - this route and MDV134460 to the south. The two are separated only by a low bank and both routes seem to lead to SX 56648 73654 at the edge of the smaller northern quarry face. This particular route crosses the main trackway through Foggintor (MDV134438), at SX 56613 73684, en route to the end of Big Tip (MDV134459).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 566 736 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAMWAY (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD (Between) to 1904 AD (Between))
Full description
Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_FQ_041 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.
Track bed at SX 56625 73679. There are two possible tramway routes leading to the northern quarry entrance - this route and MDV134460 to the south. The two are separated only by a low bank and both routes seem to lead to SX 56648 73654 at the edge of the smaller northern quarry face. This particular route crosses the main trackway through Foggintor (MDV134438), at SX 56613 73684, en route to the end of Big Tip (MDV134459). It is an estimated 2m in width. As the other route curves southwards, to intersect with track MDV134438 further south, it is possible that both routes were contemporaneous, although only the other route is depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. There is a trough depicted in the path of this route.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV360397 | Report - Assessment: Wakeham, C.. 2016. Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1. A4 Bound + Digital. DR+T_FQ_041. [Mapped feature: #141569 Route not precisely located., ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5005 | Part of: Foggintor Quarry, Princetown (Monument) |
MDV117446 | Related to: Hill Cottages at Foggintor Quarry (Building) |
MDV123182 | Related to: Quarry Managers House, Foggintor Quarry (Building) |
MDV134438 | Related to: Trackbed of tramway from B3357 to Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
MDV134460 | Related to: Tramway route to northern quarry entrance, Foggintor Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2023 2:53PM |
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