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| HER Number: | MDV56221 |
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| Name: | QUARRY in the Parish of Meavy |
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Summary
Vis=-/11/1994 (rchme) field observation on 19c granite quarries around drewstone hilltop, though none was surveyed. The remains include quarries, inclined planes, various ruined buildings and a few abandoned large granite blocks. These have dimensions of 1.8m by 1.2m by 0.9m, with bevelled borders and rusticated faces, indicating that they were intended for a specific major public building. Cartographic evidence indicates that quarrying began between 1840 and 1882, and had probably finished by 1882, certainly by 1904 (nmr, citing rchme).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 537 643 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of the granite tramway and inclined place that served the quarries in Dewerstone Woodj
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/337
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
NMR, CITING RCHME, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV257163.
Vis=-/11/1994 (rchme) field observation on 19c granite quarries around drewstone hilltop, though none was surveyed. The remains include quarries, inclined planes, various ruined buildings and a few abandoned large granite blocks. These have dimensions of 1.8m by 1.2m by 0.9m, with bevelled borders and rusticated faces, indicating that they were intended for a specific major public building. Cartographic evidence indicates that quarrying began between 1840 and 1882, and had probably finished by 1882, certainly by 1904 (nmr, citing rchme).
AMD, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257164.
See also crf: (amd).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257165.
Nmr=sx56sw34.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257166.
Des=rchme/field observation/(1994).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257167.
Des=os/1st edn 25".
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257168.
Des=os 2nd edn 25"(1906)118.2.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV257163 | Report - Survey: NMR, CITING RCHME. |
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| SDV257164 | Migrated Record: AMD. |
| SDV257165 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV257166 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV257167 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV257168 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV49020 | Related to: Quarry in Dewerstone Wood, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7370 - Survey of the charcoal-burning platforms at Goodameavy Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2021 11:55AM |
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