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Summary

A quarry of possible post-medieval to modern date in woodland to the north-east of Ramsdown Camp, shown on late 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. Earthworks likely associated with the quarry are visible on aerial photographs and have been mapped as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Quarry shown in mixed woodland to north-east of 'Camp (Remains of)'.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Quarry shown to north-east of 'Camp'. Map object partly based on this Source.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, NMR SX4279/2/147-8 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Earthworks of a ditch, bank and mound of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs. Map object partly based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object previously based on this Source.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The earthworks are likely associated with the quarry which is depicted here on historic maps and so have been appended to this monument record. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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