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HER Number:MDV34280
Name:Building at Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington

Summary

Building at 19th century Holwell Quarry which was part of Haytor Quarries

Location

Grid Reference:SX 751 777
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/200

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BUILDING (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down (Worksheet). SDV304118.

Site visited in February 1988. Building inside Holwell Quarry measures: 10.6 metres by 3.28 metres. Possible open fronted storage shed. Faces South-east. Built against edge of quarry, incorporating one large cut boulder 3.4 metres long.


Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 25, Map 1 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Small feature shown on map.


Harris, H., 1994, The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal, 42 (Monograph). SDV341541.


Newman, P., 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon, 27, Figure 12 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

One of five buildings at Holwell Quarry. The open fronted strucutre may be for dressing stone or as a workshop for servicing machinery and tools.


Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Irregular shaped structure shown on survey.


English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Irregular shaped structure shown on survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 25, Map 1.
SDV304118Worksheet: Everett, C.. 1988. Haytor Down.
SDV341541Monograph: Harris, H.. 1994. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. A5 Paperback. 42.
SDV345855Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #88258 ]
SDV346395Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 27, Figure 12.
SDV359685Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded.

Associated Monuments

MDV16733Part of: Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV26542Related to: Blacksmith's Workshop at Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Building)
MDV117041Related to: Building at Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Building)
MDV34279Related to: Building at Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Building)
MDV34284Related to: Building at Holwell Quarry part of Haytor Quarries, Ilsington (Building)
MDV8068Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway, Haytor to Stover Canal (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

Date Last Edited:Feb 16 2018 4:29PM