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| HER Number: | MDV16550 |
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| Name: | Heavitree Quarry |
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Summary
Heavitree Quarry on the red breccia beds
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 949 921 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SW/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Worth, R. N., 1875, The Economic Geology of Devon, 216 (Article in Serial). SDV24522.
Ordnance Survey, 1889, 25" (Cartographic). SDV24520.
'Heavitree Quarry' marked on DCC digital OS 25" (1889) map. Other details: Landmark tile 09080071.
Beer, P., 1978, 22nd report of the geology section, 223 (Article in Serial). SDV24519.
Heavitree Quarries. Red breccia beds.
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 433 (Monograph). SDV325629.
The Heavitree quarries are first recorded in 1390. The stone is found all over Exeter.
Cox, P. + Chandler, J., 2004, Archaeological Assessment of the proposed construction of the Walter Daw Primary School, Woodwater Lane, Exeter, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV321662.
Using cartographic evidence it is possible to suggest that quarrying commenced between 1801 & 1813.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24519 | Article in Serial: Beer, P.. 1978. 22nd report of the geology section. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 110. 223. |
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| SDV24520 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1889. 25". 25". |
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| SDV24522 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. N.. 1875. The Economic Geology of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 7. Digital. 216. |
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| SDV321662 | Report - Assessment: Cox, P. + Chandler, J.. 2004. Archaeological Assessment of the proposed construction of the Walter Daw Primary School, Woodwater Lane, Exeter. AC Archaeology Report. 2804/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 433. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63659 | Related to: Quarry Lane, Exeter (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1494 - Archaeological Assessment of the proposed construction of the Walter Daw Primary School, Woodwater Lane, Exeter
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2019 12:14PM |
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