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| HER Number: | MDV123851 |
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| Name: | Petit Tor Quarry, St Marychurch |
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Summary
One of a number of quarries from c.1800, exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay. This was present in 1861 but shown as disused in 1904 and 1933.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 927 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.MARYCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1904 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Ordnance Survey, 1890, Ordnance Survey: St Marychurch 1890 (Cartographic). SDV362045.
One of a number of quarries from c.1800, exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay. This was on the coast and may have been serviced from the sea; it was present in 1890 but shown as disused in 1904 and 1933.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362045 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1890. Ordnance Survey: St Marychurch 1890. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48382 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:47PM |
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