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Monument record MDR9337 - Boundary wall, (original trackbed), nr. Harpur Hill; Cromford & High Peak Railway

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Drystone boundary wall, constructed of irregular limestone blocks, standing approximately 1m high at its start. The wall is in poor condition. Part of the original pre 1892 route of the Cromford & High Peak Railway. (1) NGR: SK 06735 70340 - SK 06680 70630

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 416.
  • <2> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 569, 570.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. Scenes from the Past: 37 (Part One) Railways of the High Peak. 'Whaley Bridge to Friden'. p. 50.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000. C&HPR:124-125.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXII.5.
  • <6> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 06674 70508 (67m by 272m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1790

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2015 4:03PM

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