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HER Number:MDV27339
Name:Quarry south-west of Great Noddon, Bridestowe and Sourton

Summary

Quarry shown on historic maps on west side of road and on the south-east slope of Great Nodden, with associated spoilheaps visible aerial photograph. A large area of small spoilheaps to the north-east are cut through by modern road.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 535 869
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/82

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Quarry' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Old Quarry' shown on early 20th century map.

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 268 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Probable quarry on west side of road and on the south-east slope of Great Nodden, with associated spoilheaps visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 5350 8691. A large area of small spoilheaps to the north-east, cut through by modern road.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Outline of quarry shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV224088Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 268.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142842 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV135085Related to: Ford north-west of Arms Tor, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV27342Related to: Quarry north-west of Arms Tor, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV3174Related to: The Rattlebrook Peat Railway, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2024 3:47PM