MDE21559 - Post-medieval quarries south of Ridgway Cross (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
Three disused quarries, possibly dug for roads. Quarry C, SS 8093 3039. [1] Two quarries are depicted and labelled on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. The first abuts the western side of the road up to Ridgway Cross, at SS80903039; the second is at SS 8093 3039 and is reached by a routeway leaving the road halfway between the first quarry and Ridgway Cross. [2] The quarries are depicted but not labelled on the 25 inch 2nd Edition map. [3] The eastern quarry is depicted on 2018 MasterMap data, although the routeway to the feature is not. It is labelled "Workings (dis)". [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDE69908 Report: Bannister, N.R. and Bannister, D.E.. 1992. Historic landscape survey of the Molland Estate, Nr South Molton, Devon. A37c, 8 June 1992.
- <2>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #45879 ]
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #45878 ]
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 54024
- Devon SMR: SS83SW/28/2
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8092 3039 (54m by 19m) |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | MOLLAND, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2021 5:00PM
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