MDE20596 - Post-medieval quarries on Scob Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An area of old quarrying remains are depicted and labelled on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [1] The quarries are also shown on the 6 inch 2nd Edition map and the six inch 1962 map. [2,3] Vertical air photographs show a possible circular enclosure at SS 7542 4694 [4]. Ground investigation reveals the feature to be a combination of quarrying and natural scarps at the junction of four fields. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped features: #46912 ; #46913 ]
- <2> SEM7223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1892-1906. County Series, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1903, 7NE.
- <3> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 540/853 (29 August 1952) 3019.
- <5> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 8 November 1993.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1001646, Extant 6 December 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 31529
- Devon SMR: SS74NE/604
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE11921
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE18
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1001646
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7537 4693 (82m by 59m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2021 5:02PM
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