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| HER Number: | 7900.05 |
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| Name: | LOWER BROOM BATTERY - Medieval quarry, Post Medieval quarry |
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Summary
A very small scoop-like quarry, approx 5.0m maximum dimension; probably the stone source for the Lower Broom Battery.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 15434: POST-MEDIEVAL BREASTWORK, CURTAIN WALL AND ASSOCIATED DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE GARRISON, ST MARY'S
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SV91SW 30
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7900.05
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Cut into the hillslope about 15m south west of Lower Broom Battery (7906.17) is a very small scoop-like quarry, approx 5.0m maximum dimension, which was recorded as 'old quarry' on the 1888 OS 1:2500 map and has been shown on all subsequent editions (b1, b2, b3). Probably the stone source for the Lower Broom Battery and may be either Elizabethan or C18 (b4). The monument was included in the Schedule on 19/3/1998.
(b4) - Parkes, C, 1994, Pers Comm, ,
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4048.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4050.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4048 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 1:2500 Map. |
| [2] | SCO4050 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map. |
| [3] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan
Related records
| 7900 | Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval fortification (Monument) |
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