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| HER Number: | MDV102289 |
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| Name: | Quarry to the north of West Dydon Farm |
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Summary
A quarry of probable post-medieval date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs to the north of West Dydon Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 398 231 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Alwington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ALWINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1904 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A quarry is depicted and annotated.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The quarry is not depicted and has probably been superseded by a quarry immediately to the east.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
A quarry is visible as a low earthwork hollow.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349066.
The probable quarry remains visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A quarry of probable post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as an earthwork to the north of West Dydon Farm. The quarry is marked as a small pit on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map. The earthwork hollow visible on aerial photographs is approximately twice the area of the pit marked on the historic map. The quarry is not marked on the Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch map of circa 1904-1906, and might have been superseded by a quarry depicted some 70 metres to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349066 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1967. MAL/67007. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2012 11:58AM |
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