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| HER Number: | MDV25138 |
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| Name: | Aish Torr Quarry, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Small quarry visible on aerial image (1979) at SX 7048 7129. Modern; it was worked intermittently in the 1930s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 704 712 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/122
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1459, 006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV291903.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small quarry visible on aerial image (1979) at SX 7048 7129.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History. Devon (Monograph). SDV71598.
SX 7048 7129 Aish Torr Quarry. Operated occasionally by Devon County Council in 1937, employing 5 workers.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Workings (dis)' marked on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV291903 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1459. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 006. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141276 ] |
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| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. Devon. British Quarrying History. Devon. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2023 2:35PM |
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