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| HER Number: | MDV17734 |
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| Name: | Limestone quarries between Filleigh Bridge and South Aller |
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Summary
Extensive spread of former limestone quarries across the southern part of Castle Hill Park. They are documented in the early 1760s and appear to have gone out of use by the late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 688 274 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Filleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FILLEIGH |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62NE/26
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (First mentioned, XVIII - 1763 AD to 1763 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Old quarries and limekilns marked.
Fortescue, K. G., 1956, Some Notes on the Family of Fortescue, 10 (Article in Serial). SDV343997.
Lime quarries at Aller are recorded as early as 1762, while lime pits near Filleigh Bridge are recorded in 1763.
North Devon Archaeological Society, 1960 - 1964, North Devon Lime Kilns Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV348205.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 1992, The Limekilns of South Molton and Surroundings (Report - Survey). SDV348212.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Extensive are of quarrying visible as earthworks on LiDAR imagery.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Linear spread of quarries shown within southern part of Castle Hill Park. The quarries extend some 2,365 metres eastwards from the River Bray, south of Filleigh Bridge across the northern part of Whitehill Plantation to South Aller.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV343997 | Article in Serial: Fortescue, K. G.. 1956. Some Notes on the Family of Fortescue. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. A5 Hardback. 10. |
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| SDV348205 | Archive - Survey: North Devon Archaeological Society. 1960 - 1964. North Devon Lime Kilns Survey. North Devon Lime Kilns Survey. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV348212 | Report - Survey: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 1992. The Limekilns of South Molton and Surroundings. South Molton & District Archive Local History Society Report. A5 Paperback. |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122072 Map object also based on SDV360208 and SDV336179, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV75600 | Parent of: Aller Cross Quarry (East) (Monument) |
| MDV17733 | Parent of: Aller Cross Quarry (North-west) (Monument) |
| MDV39482 | Parent of: Limekiln circa 270 metres south of Filleigh Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV126570 | Parent of: Limekiln in Whitehill Plantation, Filleigh (Monument) |
| MDV14676 | Parent of: Limekilns east of South Aller Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV39483 | Parent of: Limekilns on north side of Whitehill Plantation, Filleigh (Monument) |
| MDV126573 | Parent of: Mine shaft in Whitehill Plantation, Filleigh (Monument) |
| MDV75601 | Parent of: Mine shafts east of South Aller Farmstead, Filleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5610 - A Study of Limekilns in North Devon
- EDV5613 - Survey of Limekilns of South Molton and Surroundings
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2025 10:01AM |
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