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Summary

A quarry complex is marked on maps between the mid nineteenth century and 2007 is probably modern or post-medieval in date. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs from the 1940s to 2007 and substantial earthworks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of quarry of 19th century date or earlier at St. Anchorite's Rock

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The main quarry pit is depicted.

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

A complex of features are depicted and marked as 'Quarry'.

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

The main quarry pit is depicted and marked as a 'Quarry'.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, NMR RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3114-3115 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Several quarry pits are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A quarry complex is marked on late nineteenth century maps as a series of pits, trackways and enclosures covering approximately 2 hectares, and the main pit is depicted and marked ‘Quarry’ on 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey mapping. The largest pit is depicted on the Tithe map, indicating that extraction had occurred here for over 60 years; it was certainly active in the modern period, but it may have a post-medieval origin. The largest pit and several smaller pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs from the 1940s to 2007, and although the detail of the trackways and enclosures has been lost beneath vegetation growth, substantial earthworks are likely to survive. As the complex is mapped it has not been transcribed as part of the NMP project.

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).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #63507 ]
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3114-3115 01-NOV-1945.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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