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| HER Number: | MDV28259 |
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| Name: | Historic quarry on the west side of Yennadon Down |
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Summary
Quarry visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5429 6875 and recorded in project. Now part of a larger, modern clay working site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 542 687 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/111
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Quarry' depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Quarry' depicted on the early 20th century historic map. Area has been extended eastwards since the late 19th century map depiction.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1190, 3245-3247 (Aerial Photograph). SDV163731.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Quarry visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5429 6875 and recorded in project.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Modern mapping shows the historic quarry has been extended east and northwards and is now part of a larger chalk working site.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163731 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3245-3247. |
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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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141729 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2023 11:03AM |
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