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HER Number:MDV80465
Name:Magazine at Merrivale Quarry

Summary

Explosives store or magazine at Merrivale Quarry shown on early 20th century map

Location

Grid Reference:SX 545 752
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWhitchurch
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXPLOSIVES STORE (XIX to XX - 1890 AD to 1905 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Magazine' shown on early 20th century map as a small square building within a small circular enclosure to the west of the wall surrounding Merrivale Quarry.


Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2001, Merrivale Quarry: Historical Building Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV347546.

'Magazine' shown on early 20th century map to the west of the perimeter wall of Merrivale Quarry with photographs taken in 2003. The photographs show a small square building within a circular drystone wall.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107263 ]
SDV347546Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2001. Merrivale Quarry: Historical Building Survey Report. Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Spiral Bound.

Associated Monuments

MDV25566Part of: Merrivale Quarry (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5157 - Merrivale Quarry Building Survey Report

Date Last Edited:Jul 29 2011 2:42PM