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HER Number:MDV47311
Name:Quarry to south of Higher Rag Copse, Axminster

Summary

Site of disused quarries.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 290 015
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAll Saints
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/113

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108534.

Dro=ta459,464(1838).


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

Quarries marked.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Field name - two fields called quarry close (ta459, 464). Near 'kiln' field names.(ta). Vis=30/9/1992 (stead and pearce). Evidence of extensive quarrying. Main pit in excess of 4m deep.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Disused pits marked with a disused lime kiln close by.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108534Migrated Record:
SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92902 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV113262Related to: Lime Kilns to north-east of High Lea, Axminster (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 10 2015 11:57AM