North Portal to the Tavistock Canal Tunnel at NGR 460 723
NORTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 460 723
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105729
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- North Portal to the Tavistock Canal Tunnel at NGR 460 723
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 460 723
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105729
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- North Portal to the Tavistock Canal Tunnel at NGR 460 723
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 460 723
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 460 723
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gulworthy
- National Grid Reference:
- SX4611772308
Details
TAVISTOCK HAMLETS
SX 47 SE
6/9
North portal to the
tavistock Canal tunnel at
NGR 460 723
GV II
North portal to the Tavistock Canal tunnel. Dated 1803. The Tavistock Canal was built
1803-17 by John Taylor. Slatestone rubble will limestone datestone. The Tavistock
Canal connected the Tavy to the Tamar over a distance of 4½ miles. For nearly 2 miles
it runs in a tunnel under Morwell Down. The north portal has a lock to one side to
regulate the water flow.
The portal is cut into the rock face, and has a round arch with voussoirs and keystone,
with large datestone over. The rubble walling rises about 3 metres above the archway,
with coping. The south portal at Morwellham (q.v.) is of the same design.
(Sources: Booker, F.: Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley. Hedges, C,: The
Tavistock Canal. 1975)
Listing NGR: SX4611772308
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94016
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Booker, F, Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley, (1967)
Hedges, C, The Tavistock Canal, (1975)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 19-Jun-2026 at 05:30:10.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.