MMO2291 - Post-medieval quarries above Blackford Combe (Monument)

Summary

Two quarries of probable post-medieval date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Two quarries of probable post-medieval date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards. The pits are centred on circa SS 8578 4414 and SS 8575 4414, above Blackford Combe, and are respectively about 16 and 13 metres in diameter. Both are marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889 and annotated as old quarries [3], and had therefore probably passed out of use by this time, an interpretation supported by their generally unaltered size by 1946. [1-4] 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> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106UK/1501 4202-3 (F20) (13 May 1946).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 543/2821 F66 0156-7 (27 April 1964).
  • <3>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889. [Mapped feature: #41651 ]
  • <4> Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 84 SE. MD002185.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1473532, Extant 17 March 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SE169
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1473532

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8577 4414 (55m by 24m) With reference to NMP
Map sheet SS84SE
Civil Parish LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2022 11:09AM

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