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| HER Number: | MDV135597 |
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| Name: | Former quarries on Tor Hill, Staverton
Former quarries on Tor Hill, Staverton
Former quarries on Tor Hill, Staverton |
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Summary
Two former quarries are visible on images derived from lidar data as earthwork pits near the summit of Tor Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 769 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Staverton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STAVERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of former quarries and curvilinear field boundaries or lynchets on Tor Hill
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 776 and 777 are named as ‘Quarry’ and ‘The Pit’ respectively on the Tithe Apportionments for Staverton.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthworks correspond to plot 776 and in part to plot 777.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The summit of Tor Hill is depicted as Tor Hill Plantation.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Plot 776 and 777, named as ‘Quarry’ and ‘The Pit’ respectively on the Tithe Apportionments for Staverton.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
Two pits are visible on images derived from lidar data as earthworks under the tree cover of Tor Hill plantation, near the summit of Tor Hill. The smaller pit is irregular in plan and measures approximately 20m long and 17m wide cut into the west-facing slope of the hill. This corresponds to Plot 776 on the Tithe Map for Staverton, named as ‘Quarry’ on the accompanying Apportionments. A larger, elongated sub-rectangular pit measuring 77m long and 28m wide is cut into the north-east facing upper slopes, and corresponds to Plot 777, named as ‘Quarry’ on the Tithe Apportionments. The summit of Tor Hill (Plot 775) is listed as under arable cultivation on the Apportionments, but depicted as plantation on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map, indicating that the pits were abandoned by the late-19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143735 ] |
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| SDV366411 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C.. 2025. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2025 10:33AM |
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