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Summary

Small, disused quarry, half-mile east of Stowford Farm, on the land of which it is sited. The quarry provided road stone during the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/81

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (XIX to XX - 1850 AD to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Quarry' indicated on the late 19th century historic map.

Ussher, W. A. E., 1912, Geology of the Country around Ivybridge and Modbury, 123 (Monograph). SDV161599.

Hankin, C. F., 1977-1979, Harford Parish Checklist, 1978 (Worksheet). SDV149931.

Shillings Quarry, Stowford. A small disused quarry, half-mile east of Stowford Farm, on the land of which it is sited. The quarry provided road stone during the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th century. Ussher (1912) refers to the quarry as providing 'calc-flinta' stone for main roads.

Hankin, C. F., 1980, An Archaeological Check-List for Harford, 1978 (Un-published). SDV361875.

Shillings Quarry, Stowford. A small disused quarry, half-mile east of Stowford Farm, on the land of which it is sited. The quarry provided road stone during the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th century. Ussher (1912) refers to the quarry as providing 'calc-flinta' stone for main roads.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

'Workings (disused)' depicted on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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