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| HER Number: | MDV112777 |
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| Name: | Small stone quarry on Welstor Common |
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Summary
A semi-circular quarry face (at SX73821 72857) 20 metres by 20 metres and flat-topped spoil heap to the south. A small, ruined, stone structure south of the spoil heap measuring 2.8 metres by 1.8 metres is a likely explosives store.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 738 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXPLOSIVES STORE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD)
- QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Quarry is visible on the aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 61 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A semi-circular quarry face on the southern slope of Buckland Common (at SX73821 72857) 20 metres by 20 metres and flat-topped spoil heap to the south. A small, ruined, stone structure south of the spoil heap measuring 2.8 metres by 1.8 metres is a likely explosives store. Condition is stable.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Survey - New HER Sites (Un-published). SDV358733.
First recording of this feature; see main report for detail.
Newman, P., 2019-2020, Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor (Cartographic). SDV363779.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV358733 | Un-published: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Survey - New HER Sites. South-West Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 61. |
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| SDV363779 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2019-2020. Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped features: #127047 ; #127048 ; #127049 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV103648 | Related to: Large field system centred on Halshanger Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:32AM |
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