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HER Number:MDV20670
Name:Quarry at Cherrybrook Bridge Cottages

Summary

Quarry shown on 19th century map between the two buildings at Cherrybrook Bridge Cottages

Location

Grid Reference:SX 631 768
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/151

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Old Quarry' shown on 19th century map between the two buildings at Cherrybrook Bridge Cottages.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Old Quarry' shown on early 20th century map.

Haynes, R. G., 1966-1969, Ruined Sites on Dartmoor, 16,17 (Un-published). SDV150434.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Two buildings within an enclosure. Appears to be a quarry between. Visible on aerial photographs.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1989, Survey at Powdermills (Report - Survey). SDV351108.

A small, flat-bottomed quarry, 25 metres across and up to 2.5 metres deep, is situated just north of the southern buiklding. It interrupts a slightly sunken trackway, 2.5 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep, which ran from the northern cottages to the main road.

National Monuments Record, 2013, 884263 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV217566.

Ruins of two groups of 19th century stone cottages within a small block of associated fields adjacent to the B3212 Post Bridge - Two Bridges Road. A small quarry has disturbed some of the field banks.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Semi-circular feature shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV150434Un-published: Haynes, R. G.. 1966-1969. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Manuscript + Digital. 16,17.
SDV217566National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2013. 884263. National Monuments Record Database.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82860 ]
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV351108Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1989. Survey at Powdermills. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey.

Associated Monuments

MDV52804Related to: Northern Cherrybrook Bridge Cottage (Building)
MDV52803Related to: Southern Cherrybrook Bridge Cottage (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8645 - Powder Mills and Gawler Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 22 2023 4:02PM