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| HER Number: | MDV121587 |
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| Name: | Quarry on Whitchurch Down |
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Summary
Depicted on the late 19th century historic maps, just 85 metres south of Torfields Farm. Now in area of golf course.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 498 739 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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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 (Constructed, XIX - 1850 AD? to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Quarry' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the previous map depiction.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Area of former quarry workings depicted on the modern mapping on Whitchurch Down, with a footpath running through.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110926 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76834 | Related to: Torfields farmstead, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2018 9:25AM |
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