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| HER Number: | MDV120876 |
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| Name: | Quarries at Ferndown, Chittlehampton |
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Summary
Two earthworks of 19th to early 20th century quarries are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, at Ferndown, Chittlehampton. The western earthwork corresponds with a feature shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map and on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map two earthworks labelled as 'Quarry' are shown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 639 241 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chittlehampton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHITTLEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The western earthwork corresponds with a feature on this map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Earthworks recorded as 'Quarry' are shown in this location.
Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.
Transcriptions of cut features correspond to the grid reference for PRN167769.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167769 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A quarry is marked at this location on the OS 2nd Edition 1:2500 scale map. It is visible as an extant feature on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. NMP. A second quarry lies 50m to the west of the first, it is marked only as rough ground and unanotated hachures on the OS map. The quarries are considered likely to be of late C19 or early C20 origin. The features are sited within an area described as C18th and C19th post-medieval enclosures in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 106G/UK1420 4037-8 15-APR-1946
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80120 ] |
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| 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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| SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167769. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2018 1:33PM |
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