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| HER Number: | MDV16242 |
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| Name: | South Tawton Quarries |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 265 095 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ormerod, G. W., 1867, Notes on the Carboniferous Beds adjoining the northern edge of the Granite of Dartmoor, 124 (Article in Serial). SDV227353.
Quarries worked for agricultural lime and hydraulic cement.
Worth, R. N., 1875, The Economic Geology of Devon, 213,214 (Article in Serial). SDV24522.
South Tawton Quarries. Worked as a source of lime for agricultural use, as well as for the stone itself (worth).
Greig, O., 1960, Flora of the Lime Quarry Pools of North West Devon, 238 (Article in Serial). SDV238836.
Four quarries at South Tawton, ceased working about 1914.
Born, A., 1991, Limestone, Limekilns and the Limeburning Industry north and west of Dartmoor, 224 (Article in Serial). SDV245698.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 80 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV227353 | Article in Serial: Ormerod, G. W.. 1867. Notes on the Carboniferous Beds adjoining the northern edge of the Granite of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 2. Digital. 124. |
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| SDV238836 | Article in Serial: Greig, O.. 1960. Flora of the Lime Quarry Pools of North West Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 92. Unknown. 238. |
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| SDV24522 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. N.. 1875. The Economic Geology of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 7. Digital. 213,214. |
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| SDV245698 | Article in Serial: Born, A.. 1991. Limestone, Limekilns and the Limeburning Industry north and west of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 123. Unknown. 224. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 80. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20413 | Related to: South Tawton Quarry, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2024 2:53PM |
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