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Swell Tor & Foggintor Quarries 1980s
Foggintor Quarry
Princetown Branch Railway

Swell Tor Quarry

Swell Tor Quarry was the last major quarry near Princetown (excepting Merrivale) to close in 1938. Quite a lot of the quarry output in latter years being railway ballast.
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  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View along the Quarrymens' Path which leads off the route of the former Swell Tor Quarry incline looking towards Foggintor Quarry. Though Foggintor closed in the early part of the 20th Century the cottages there were used by workers at Swell Tor Quarry until that closed in 1938.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View down the former incline which provided a link from Swell Tor Quarry to the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway. This was replaced by direct rail access when the Princetown Railway replaced the P&D. It is not known how the incline was worked - there being no evidence of winding house. As it is not particularly steep it could be that it was horse worked as was the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View down the former incline which provided a link from Swell Tor Quarry to the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway. This was replaced by direct rail access when the Princetown Railway replaced the P&D. It is not known how the incline was worked - there being no evidence of winding house. As it is not particularly steep it could be that it was horse worked as was the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Crip Tor Stack adjacent to the upper level at Swell Tor.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    The Explosive magazine can be seen to the left of this photograph with the rail track bed which linked with the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway to be seen to the right.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Former railway track bed where it exits the upper level of Swell Tor Quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Upper Level of Swell Tor Quarry. North Hessary Tor TV Mast can be seen to the right distance.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View from the upper level to the lower and later working level of Swell Tor Quarry. The Blacksmith Shop can be seen to the right. The entrance to the working face is where the long grass can be seen. The finger tips can be seen as can the base of the foreman's office to the centre of the image.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View from the upper level finger tip back towards the main quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View from one of the higher level finger tips to the lower level tips. The Swell Tor Quarry Smith Building can be seen in the distance towards the right of the photograph.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Finger tips at Swell Tor Quarry higher level. Waste would have been trammed out and tipped here.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Upper level of Swell Tor Quarry. Possible building remains to the right.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View into the main working face of Swell Tor Quarry from the higher level. In the latter years of the quarry this was the main working area.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View into the main working face of Swell Tor Quarry from the higher level. In the latter years of the quarry this was the main working area.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View into the main working face of Swell Tor Quarry from the higher level. In the latter years of the quarry this was the main working area.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View into the main working face of Swell Tor Quarry from the higher level. In the latter years of the quarry this was the main working area.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Explosive magazine at Swell Tor Quarry - located well away from the other quarry buildings near to the "Sailors' Home" section of the quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Explosive magazine at Swell Tor Quarry - located well away from the other quarry buildings near to the "Sailors' Home" section of the quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Explosive magazine at Swell Tor Quarry - located well away from the other quarry buildings near to the "Sailors' Home" section of the quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Sleeper block on the Swell Tor Quarry Incline which provided a link to the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway which predated the Princetown Railway

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - April 25, 2022

    View up up the incline which once linked the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway to Swell Tor Quarry. When the Yelverton to Princetown Railway replaced the P&DR a branchline was provided on the other side of Swell Tor to provide a link to the lower area of the quarry.

  • Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - November 21, 2021

    Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - November 21, 2021

    Rail sleeper and chair fixing on the Swell Tor Quarry branch.

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