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| HER Number: | MDV71512 |
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| Name: | QUARRY in the Parish of Gulworthy |
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Summary
Two quarries shown on 19C maps at Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 433 733 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 178 Figs 9,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
A large square quarry shown on 19C maps with a possible building shown on the OS (1884) map at the western end. The quarry may have provided stone for the construction of the railway in 1857-8. The survey in 2002 found the quarry 35m long x 10m wide with a rear wall up to 7m high with no evidence of the building. A smaller quarry is shown on the OS (1884) map to the northeast at SX43417340 & was found to be 20m long x 6m wide x up to 3m high. Other details: Sites 266 & 267.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 178 Figs 9,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Related to: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1823 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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