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HER Number:MDV109412
Name:Former Quarry on Exeter Hill

Summary

Former quarry shown on late 19th century map, on the west side of the road on Exeter Hill, just south of Tiverton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 961 121
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Quarry' shown.


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

'Old Quarry' shown. Map object based on this source.


Exeter Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological Assessment on Land at Exeter Hill Tiverton, Devon, 7; Figure 5, no 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV351653.

A quarry is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map at this location. The 1905 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map shows 'Old Quarry' and by 1933 it is no longer annotated. The absence of the quarry from the 1842 Tithe map cannot be taken as proof that it did not exist at that time.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

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).
SDV351653Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological Assessment on Land at Exeter Hill Tiverton, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.19. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7; Figure 5, no 10.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 5 2015 10:58AM