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HER Number:MDV20194
Name:Quarry to east of Kenwith Castle, Northam

Summary

Site of a former quarry. The quarry is recorded as old on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 434 276
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/37

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Old Quarry marked, reached by a track from the lane to the west.


King, A. C., 1979, Bideford Bypass Survey, No. 13 (Report - Survey). SDV1506.

Disused quarry shown on 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and noted on DCRA survey of 1979.


University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 447 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

No trace of quarry pit on Lidar imagery, presumably infilled.


Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Quarry not shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1506Report - Survey: King, A. C.. 1979. Bideford Bypass Survey. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Unknown. No. 13.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #117231 ]
SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 447.
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 26 2019 12:01PM