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HER Number:MDV75706
Name:Quarry by Gratleigh Wood, High Bickington

Summary

Quarry on east side of Gratleigh Wood marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Modern mapping shows the quarry to have been extended to the south.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 619 198
Map Sheet:SS61NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHigh Bickington
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHIGH BICKINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD (Throughout) to 1906 AD (Throughout))

Full description

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

'Quarry' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch map on east side of 'Gratleigh Wood'.

Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Modern mapping shows that the quarry has been extended southwards.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV341569Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 14 2022 9:25AM