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HER Number:MDV28137
Name:Roadside quarry within Kes Tor coaxial field system, Chagford

Summary

Small roadside quarry within the Kes Tor coaxial field system

Location

Grid Reference:SX 665 871
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/143
  • Old SAM Ref: 28714

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (Constructed, XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD (Between) to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1977, SX6686, 6/54-56 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274641.

Photograph taken on 18th May 1977.

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

Small roadside quarry visible on 1977 aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149157. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 1st April 1997 . At SX66598710. Quarry lying within the Kestor coaxial field system. Irregular shape quarry measuring up to 2.5 metres deep. There are 5 linear banks within the bottom of the quarry which are presumably spoil upcast during the extraction operation. Grass and gorse.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV274641Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6686. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 6/54-56.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149157..
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. [Mapped feature: #140585 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV59159Related to: Hut circle in reave system at Kestor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59158Related to: Hut circle in the reave system at Kestor, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2023 1:52PM