MSO10251 - Allercott and Stowey Quarries (Monument)

Summary

Two quarries are marked on historic maps.

Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record .

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Old Ordnance Survey maps show a linear series of quarries containing several limekilns; MSO9283, MSO8337 and MSO8338. [1,2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4,5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. c1903. 1:2500 Second Edition.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <3> Report: Unknown. 2000. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment, Step 3 Reports: The Quarrying Industry, Somerset 3. English Heritage.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1128221, Extant 26 April 2022.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1128223, Extant 26 April 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE74
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE75
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1128221
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1128223
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 16731

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9576 3919 (1122m by 306m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SS93NE
Civil Parish TIMBERSCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 12:34PM

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