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| HER Number: | MDV16730 |
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| Name: | Emsworthy Rocks west Quarry, Ilsington |
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Summary
Emsworthy Rocks west quarry is the westernmost quarry at the19th century Haytor granite complex with two branches of granite tramway leading to two quarry faces
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 748 770 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/126
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Adams, E. A., 1946, The Old Heytor Granite Railway, 153 (Article in Serial). SDV341504.
Small disused quarry near Emsworthy Newtake. It was connected by the old granite tramway to the main Haytor Quarry. Several granite setts still in position.
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 86-7 (Monograph). SDV168.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Devon County Council + Teignbridge District Council, 1985, Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal (Report - non-specific). SDV349496.
Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features, HD6, Map 2 (Report - Survey). SDV359684.
Two 19th century granite quarry working faces.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 24, Map 1 (Monograph). SDV299725.
The furthest point reached by the tramway is the west end of the Emsworthy Rock ridge. There are two faces with a track to each though neither has been much worked. The track ends at tumbled stones split from the rock face and maybe ready for loading.
Harris, H., 1994, The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal, 43 (Monograph). SDV341541.
The westernmost quarry at Haytor granite quarry complex. Possibly one of the earliest workings developed by George Templer from 1813. May have supplied setts for the granite tramway.
Newman, P., 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon, 29, Figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
Emsworthy Rocks West granite quarry is the furthest outlier of the Haytor quarries and is small in scale and probably undeveloped. Extraction focused on two faces on the north and north-west of a granite outcrop. The eastern face is 30 metres across by 6 metres high. The quarry was served by two branches of the granit tramway of which some granite setts survive. Both faces have associated spoil heaps and the western one has traces of a tramway on the top surface suggesting furhter development here was anticipated but never realised.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.
Two areas of quarrying shown on survey to the west of Emsworthy Rocks..
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Quarry faces shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168 | Monograph: Thomas, D. St. J.. 1981. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. 1. Unknown. 86-7. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 24, Map 1. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV341504 | Article in Serial: Adams, E. A.. 1946. The Old Heytor Granite Railway. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 78. A5 Hardback. 153. |
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| SDV341541 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1994. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. A5 Paperback. 43. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped features: #81867 ; #81868 ; #81869 ] |
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| SDV346395 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 29, Figure 9. |
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| SDV349496 | Report - non-specific: Devon County Council + Teignbridge District Council. 1985. Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. Unknown. |
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| SDV359684 | Report - Survey: Everett, C.. 1988. Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features. HD6, Map 2. |
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| SDV359685 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV34277 | Parent of: Building at Emsworthy Rocks west Quarry, Ilsington (Building) |
| MDV8058 | Part of: Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV8068 | Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway, Haytor to Stover Canal (Monument) |
| MDV16733 | Related to: Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV16732 | Related to: Rubble Heap Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 28 2016 10:13AM |
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