MMO3228 - Post-medieval quarries southeast of East Twitchen Ball (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Two small quarries are shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map at SS 7918 3179 and SS 7918 3176. [1] The quarries are again shown on the 2nd Edition map, set within and joined by a change in slope. [2] The quarries are depicted on the six inch 1962 map. [3] A small circular depression, currently in use as a pond, is visible on aerial photographs east of Eastern Ball Farm, Twitchen. Centred at approximately SS 7919 3178, the quarry measures some 23 metres across. Along with a second, smaller quarry, it is depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map and annotated quarry, suggesting it was in use when the map was published in 1891. As such it most likely dates to the post medieval period. The smaller quarry, which lay to the south of this, is not visible on aerial photographs. The two quarries may have provided building stone for Eastern Ball Farm [1,4-5] 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]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1891. [Mapped feature: #43249 ]
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/72314 386-87 (16 August 1972).
- <5> SMO7578 Archive: English Heritage. 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 73 SE. MD002195.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1492814, Extant 29 September 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1492814 (Pastscape entry: 1492814)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 33735
- Devon SMR: SS73SE/546
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE21241
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 SE87
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1492814
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7919 3178 (39m by 47m) Historic mapping |
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Map sheet | SS73SE |
Civil Parish | TWITCHEN, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2021 10:10AM
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