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Monument record MDR9245 - Boundary wall, near Harpur Hill; Cromford & High Peak Railway

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Drystone wall, constructed of irregular limestone blocks and irregular gritstone blocks, approximately 0.5m high. Badly tumbled and missing in places. Continues as a boundary wall low down at embankment (SMR 31149) and goes over the top of cutting - SMR 31150. NGR: SK 04816 70193 - SK 04080 71740. (1-6)

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 324.
  • <2> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 419.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXI.8/4.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. Scenes from the Past: 37 (Part One) Railways of the High Peak. 'Whaley Bridge to Friden'. p. 34, 38, 41..

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 04334 70845 (742m by 1550m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1790

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2015 3:39PM

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