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| HER Number: | 7901.07 |
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| Name: | UPPER BENHAM BATTERY - Medieval quarry |
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Summary
A now lost quarry on the east side of the Hugh, recorded in 1796.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7901.07
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SV91SW 4
Monument Type(s):
- QUARRY (16th Century - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
A now lost quarry on the east side of the Hugh was recorded by Troutbeck in 1796 when he stated that Benham Battery (7906.13) was "so called from a large pit or quarry close by, on the opposite side of the road" (b1). Charles Thomas suggested that this may have been on the site of the present Trinity House cottages (b2). Probably the source of stone for the battery, and thus probably Elizabethan in origin (b3).
(b3) - Parkes, C, 1994, Pers Comm, ,
<1> Troutbeck, J, 1796, Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands, 43 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4965.
<2> THOMAS, AC, 1989, NAMES OF BATTERIES, FROM CORNWALL TO CAITHNESS, 209 (Unedited Source). SCO8920.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4965 - Bibliographic reference: Troutbeck, J. 1796. Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands. 43. |
| [2] | SCO8920 - Unedited Source: THOMAS, AC. 1989. NAMES OF BATTERIES, FROM CORNWALL TO CAITHNESS. BAR. BOWDEN ET AL (ED). 209. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 7900 | Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval fortification (Monument) |
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