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| HER Number: | MDV58882 |
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| Name: | Burnehall Quarry |
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Summary
Site of Burnehall Slate Quarry
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 524 595 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NW/94/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bowman, A., 1993, List of Quarries (Un-published). SDV336564.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History (Monograph). SDV71598.
Burnehall Quarry. Slate. Operated by Gill, Edgecombe, Dow & Co in 1858. Hunts mineral statistics for 1858 state 'used for flooring, principally cisterns, chimney pieces ate. Price 3d to 6d per foot'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336564 | Un-published: Bowman, A.. 1993. List of Quarries. Unknown. |
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| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. British Quarrying History. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV17588 | Related to: Cann Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 9 2007 2:04PM |
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