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HER Number:MDV13376
Name:Quarry at Brent Moor China Clay Works, South Brent

Summary

Slate quarry at Brent Moor China Clay Works shown as 'Quarry (disused)' on modern mapping

Location

Grid Reference:SX 679 628
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/239

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XIX - 1840 AD to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.

Small disused quarry at Shipley. Granite. Extant.


Newman, P., 2002, Shipley Bridge China-Clay Works, South Brent, 11, Figures 2-3 (Report - Survey). SDV360363.

Small metamorphic slate quarry. May have been the source of the building stone for the naphtha works in the 1840s.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

'Quarry (disused)' shown on modern mapping as a rectangular feature.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV151046Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80903 ]
SDV360363Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Shipley Bridge China-Clay Works, South Brent. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. AI/35/2002. A4 Comb Bound. 11, Figures 2-3.

Associated Monuments

MDV5820Part of: Brentmoor China Clay Works, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 22 2017 3:16PM