MDE21250 - Post-medieval quarry on Smallacombe Combe (Monument)

Summary

An old quarry is depicted on historic mapping.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

'Old quarry' shown on 1906 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. [1] No sign of quarry on 1973 Ordnance Survey map. [2] Second quarry north of Smallcombe Quarry lying in valley. [3] Site of 'old quarry' shown on the 1880s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map as a large excavated area to the northwest of 'Smallacombe Quarry' [4] It is suggested that the quarry is a subsidiary quarry of Smallacombe Quarry to the south. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1892-1906. County Series, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1906.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1973. 1:10000, 1973. 1:10,000.
  • <3> Report: Bannister, N.R. and Bannister, D.E.. 1992. Historic landscape survey of the Molland Estate, Nr South Molton, Devon. A21, 4 June 1992.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 14 January 1993.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 33911
  • Devon SMR: SS82NW/37
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8140 2943 (64m by 52m)
Map sheet SS82NW
Civil Parish MOLLAND, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2021 5:05PM

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