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| HER Number: | MDV13127 |
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| Name: | Disused quarry near Harford Bridge |
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Summary
At the edge of a field named 'Quarry Field' in the Tithe Apportionment. A small quarry cut into the side of the hill which leads up to Burford Down and Tristis Rock. When visited in 1978 was completely overgrown with gorse, bracken and grass. The stone is granite, but it is not known if for building or roadstone. The date of the working is not known; but evidently pre-1840.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 594 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/82
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Unknown to XIX (Pre))
Full description
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1979, Harford Parish Checklist, April 1978 (Worksheet). SDV149931.
Quarry near Harford bridge SX 6345 5947. At the edge of a field named 'Quarry Field' in the Tithe Apportionment 1838-1840, (field no.246). Part of the Hall Estate. A small quarry cut into the side of the hill which leads up to Burford Down and Tristis Rock. On the edge of the granite mass of Dartmoor. Now completely overgrown with gorse, bracken and grass. The stone is granite, but it is not known if for building or roadstone. The date of the working is not known; but evidently pre-1840.
Hankin, C. F., 1980, An Archaeological Check-List for Harford, April 1978 (Un-published). SDV361875.
Quarry near Harford bridge SX 6345 5947. At the edge of a field named 'Quarry Field' in the Tithe Apportionment 1838-1840, (field no.246). Part of the Hall Estate. A small quarry cut into the side of the hill which leads up to Burford Down and Tristis Rock. On the edge of the granite mass of Dartmoor. Now completely overgrown with gorse, bracken and grass. The stone is granite, but it is not known if for building or roadstone. The date of the working is not known; but evidently pre-1840.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1979. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. April 1978. [Mapped feature: #4899 ] |
| SDV361875 | Un-published: Hankin, C. F.. 1980. An Archaeological Check-List for Harford. Devon Archaeological Society Publication. 11. A4 Comb Bound. April 1978. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 2 2018 4:37PM |
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