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| HER Number: | MDV125684 |
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| Name: | Quarry on Woolacombe Down, Mortehoe |
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Summary
Site of a former quarry on Woolacombe Down, formerly reached by a track off Challacombe Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 459 421 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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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.
Quarry depicted but not marked as such.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Quarry marked, reached by a track off Challacombe Hill.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, FID 4345 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Quarry shown but not marked on 1889 first edition Ordnance Survey map; marked on 1904 first revision. A pit, circa 30 metres by 35 metres by 1.0-3.0 metres deep is visible on Lidar.
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). [Mapped feature: #117480 ] |
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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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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. FID 4345. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 18 2019 2:22PM |
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