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| HER Number: | MDV47960 |
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| Name: | Quarry in Brook Wood |
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Summary
A small quarry at the far south of Brook Wood. The quarry covers an area of approximately 0.62 hectares and the faces are over 10m high. This quarry, which appears to have exploited a natural outcrop of killas could predate all the mining activity in the area, possibly originally providing stone for Brook Manor but it seems likely also that it could have provided a source of building material for the many stone structures at Brookwood and Wheal Emma mines (SX 76 NW 51/52) from the 1850s onwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 716 673 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks, structures and below ground remains of the South Devon United Mines, a mid-19th century copper mining enterprise in Brook Wood, as well as part of the Wheal Emma Leat
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW63
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1431354
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/226
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV168800.
Des=adas record sheet/in smr. Vis=22/2/1995 (adas).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 114NW (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Quarry' indicated on OS 6" (1906) historic map. Shown but not indicated on later (1963) edition.
Newman, P., 2005, Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines, Buckfastleigh, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359199.
(30/04/2005) A small quarry at the far south of Brook Wood. The quarry covers an area of approximately 0.62 hectares and the faces are over 10m high. This quarry, which appears to have exploited a natural outcrop of killas could predate all the mining activity in the area, possibly originally providing stone for Brook Manor but it seems likely also that it could have provided a source of building material for the many stone structures at Brookwood and Wheal Emma mines (SX 76 NW 51/52) from the 1850s onwards.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168800 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 114NW. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359199 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2005. Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines, Buckfastleigh, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. English Heritage. A1/01/2005. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55525 | Related to: Building in Brook Wood; part of Devon United Mines (Building) |
| MDV49062 | Related to: South Devon United Copper Mine, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV132575 | Related to: Wheel pit, Brookwood Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6840 - Survey of Brookwood and Wheal Emma Copper Mines (Ref: AI/01/2005)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2022 10:10AM |
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