MEM22283 - Post-medieval quarries north of Beerland Barn (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
Two old quarries are marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [1] Only the easternmost quarry appears on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. [2] The quarries are to either side of an adit (MSO10370) and the eastern quarry is at the north end of a proposed trackway (MMO1182). [3] Iron ore extraction of unkown date in the form of an openwork, 50 metres long and 5 metres deep, centred at SS 9677 3592. To the north, at SS 9680 3595 is a massive quarry-like approximately 9 metres deep. These features lie in dense forestry plantations; they are depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey mapping of 1889. To the east within a narrow combe at SS 9687 3595 is a rock cut adit which still issues water. Below are the very disturbed remains of a spoil heap. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. Catherine Dove, 4 February 2013.
- <4> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. 1999.
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1301244, Updated 28 April 2022.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE134
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1301244
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9684 3595 (224m by 119m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | LUXBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Apr 28 2022 12:49PM
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