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| HER Number: | MDV17733 |
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| Name: | Aller Cross Quarry (North-west) |
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Summary
Large quarry to the east of Aller Cross, and to the north-west of South Aller Farm, shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 695 274 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Filleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62NE/25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old Quarries' shown. Map object based on this Source.
Fortescue, K. G., 1956, Some Notes on the Family of Fortescue, 10 (Article in Serial). SDV343997.
Record of £62 10s rent being paid for use of a lime quarry at Aller in 1762.
Bowman, A. C., 1995, A Historical Survey of Quarries, Quarry Companies and Operators in Devon., 10 (Report - non-specific). SDV343998.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History (Monograph). SDV71598.
Aller Cross. Limestone. Operated by South Molton Urban District Council in 1896, employing 5.
1858 - Aller Turnpike Gate granted to way wardens for Mr Buckingham for filling and sloping quarries no longer repaired NDJ/4/2/58/5A.
1882 - South Molton cost of breaking stones at Aller Cross Quarry. NDJ/20/7/82/8D.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV343997 | Article in Serial: Fortescue, K. G.. 1956. Some Notes on the Family of Fortescue. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. A5 Hardback. 10. |
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| SDV343998 | Report - non-specific: Bowman, A. C.. 1995. A Historical Survey of Quarries, Quarry Companies and Operators in Devon.. Quarry Research Group Working Paper. 10A. A4 Unbound + Digital. 10. |
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| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. British Quarrying History. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV17734 | Part of: Limestone quarries between Filleigh Bridge and South Aller (Monument) |
| MDV75600 | Related to: Aller Cross Quarry (East) (Monument) |
| MDV14676 | Related to: Limekilns east of South Aller Farmstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2019 4:33PM |
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