MMO2318 - Post-medieval quarries southeast of Limecombe Cottage (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A pair of post-medieval quarries are visible on aerial photographs as earthworks to the southeast of Limecombe Cottage, Exmoor. Centred at approximately SS 7651 4032, the quarries are cut into a steep west facing slope above Lime Combe. The larger of the two, measuring approximately 16 metres across, is depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889, and annotated "old quarry" suggesting it had recently been abandoned. The smaller quarry, some 20 metres downslope to the west, measures 8 metres across. The name "Limecombe" suggests that these were limestone quarries, possibly supplying lime for the Knight family's agricultural improvements in the mid 19th Century. Four cottages were built at Limecombe by the Knight family, who also intended to construct a station nearby for their proposed Simonsbath-Porlock mineral railway. It is possible that the quarries were part of this proposal. [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> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980 4152-53 (11 April 1947).
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
- <3> SEM7230 Monograph: Burton, R.A.. 1989. The Heritage of Exmoor. Roger A. Burton. PP 66-69.
- <4>XY SMO7566 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 SE. MD002183. [Mapped feature: #47294 ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1475573, Extant 15 June 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1475573 (Pastscape entry: 1475573)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE167
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1475573
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7651 4031 (42m by 55m) Enhanced using 1st Ed OS Map data (SEM6703) |
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Map sheet | SS74SE |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2021 3:23PM
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