Monument record MDR12054 - Tramway, near Tunnel Farm, Hartington Upper Quarter
Type and Period (1)
- TRAMWAY ? (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
From a stone quarry [SMR 33200] a terraced causeway runs down across the contour keeping a regular gradient, turns sharply at a stream and continues gently down in a shallow gully. On a flat area one branch leading as a narrow terraced causeway to the north west end of the Bunsal Tunnel, the other heading towards its other end. The feature has all the characteristics of a tramway used to transport stone from the quarry to both ends of the Bonsall Tunnel. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR600 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1994. The Goyt Valley, Hartington Upper Quarter, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1994. 148. p 42.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 0313 7391 (194m by 413m) |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3759
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2015 2:16PM