MMO2230 - Post-medieval quarry or extractive pit on South Regis Common (Monument)

An old quarry is shown on the six inch 1905 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey may and on the six inch 1963 map. [1,2] A medieval or post-medieval quarry or extractive pit is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on Shoulsbarrow Common, Challacombe. Centred at approximately SS 7140 4029, two irregular pits are visible, measuring 15 and 21 metres across. The ground surrounding the pits is uneven, possibly as a result of spoil being dumped here. The quarries are depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map and annotated as "old quarry," suggesting they had been abandoned prior to publication in 1890. A post-medieval field boundary overlies the quarried area. It is not apparent from the aerial photographs what material was extracted here, but building stone would be the most likely material. [3-5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]