MDE21121 - Cross Stone Quarry (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
'Cross Stone Quarry' is shown within an area of quarrying on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps and on the 6 inch map of 1963. [1-3] It is not clear which of the quarries in this area were included within Cross Stone Quarry and so all have been mapped together. [4] As part of the enclosure of Holdstone Down, plot 35 (3 acres) was awarded to the Surveyors of the Highways for Combe Martin, to be used as a public quarry for supplying stone and gravel for the repair of roads within the parish. This is now a car park. The operators of the quarry built a stone faced bank along the front part of the quarry, with the rest of their plot marked by a low stony bank joining the neighbouring plot's bank. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7608 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1963. 6 Inch Map: 1963.
- <4> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. C Dove, 3 September 2013.
- <5> SEM8239 Report: Riley, H.. 2015. Holdstone Down Inclosure Boundary and Marker Stones. 4, 9, 10 (feature HD3).
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 31408
- Devon SMR: SS64NW/70
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 6236 4741 (177m by 78m) (Historic mapping) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS64NW |
| Civil Parish | COMBE MARTIN, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2020 12:04PM
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