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HER Number:MDV30183
Name:Buckleigh Quarry

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SS 429 286
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishABBOTSHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/110

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bowman, A. C., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14682.

Buckleigh quarry. Quarry to be filled in by bideford turnpike trust 1859. Ndj/22/12/59/8b (bowman).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1634.

'quarry' disused shown on os 6" 1975 map.

AMD, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1637.

This site, which lies c.45m w of buckleigh, may be that which bowman refers (amd).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1639.

Des=worksheet(meade, h. M. )/parish checklist(1988).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1640.

Des=bowman, a. C. /british quarrying history/(1998).

Vanstone, A., 1987, Quarry (Worksheet). SDV358649.

Quarry quite large but so overgrown it would be difficult to give any positive details from a visit.

Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment and Watching Brief of SWW Moorhead to Cornborough Water Main, North Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV344592.

Other details: Figure 1, site 1.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV14682Migrated Record: Bowman, A. C..
SDV1634Migrated Record:
SDV1637Migrated Record: AMD.
SDV1639Migrated Record:
SDV1640Migrated Record:
SDV344592Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment and Watching Brief of SWW Moorhead to Cornborough Water Main, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.89. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3.
SDV358649Worksheet: Vanstone, A.. 1987. Quarry. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4697 - Assessment of South West Water Moorhead to Cornborough Water Main, North Devon
  • EDV4698 - Watching Brief Along South West Water Moorhead to Cornborough Water Main, North Devon

Date Last Edited:Feb 14 2020 10:14AM