MDE8256 - Smallacombe Quarry (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
"Quarry" shown on the 1906 six inch Ordnance Survey map. [1] No sign of the quarry is shown on the 1973 Ordnance Survey map. [2] The quarry is 5 to 6 metres deep, adjacent to a leat (MDE8252). [3] SS 8150 2927. Smallacombe Quarry, a stone quarry is depicted on the 1891 six inch Ordnance Survey map [4], together with subsidiary quarries at SS 8140 2945 (MDE21250) and SS 8137 2959 (MDE21835). They are all now disused. [5-6] The quarry is also depicted and labelled on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [7] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [8]
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SEM7223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1892-1906. County Series, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1906.
- <2> SEM7730 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1973. 1:10000, 1973. 1:10,000.
- <3> SDE69908 Report: Bannister, N.R. and Bannister, D.E.. 1992. Historic landscape survey of the Molland Estate, Nr South Molton, Devon. A21.
- <4> SEM6705 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891, Devon 16SW.
- <5> SMO4757 Report: Field report on SS 82 NW 18 - 14-JAN-1993 .
- <6> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 26 January 2022.
- <7> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <8> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 604911, Extant 26 January 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=604911 (Pastscape entry: 604911)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS82NW/36
- Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS82NW/37
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 33912
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE21251
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 82 NW18
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 604911
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8150 2925 (31m by 33m) |
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Map sheet | SS82NW |
Civil Parish | MOLLAND, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 26 2022 11:47AM
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