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| HER Number: | MDV27836 |
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| Name: | Quarry east of Merripit Hill |
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Summary
Roadside quarry depicted on the late 19th century historic maps and visible on aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 804 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/252
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4362 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Roadside quarry depicted on the late 19th century historic maps, north-west of the road. Labelled as 'Old Quarry', but the Tithe Map does not cover this area.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Roadside quarry visible on 1947 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
'Workings (disused)' depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4362. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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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: #85894 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54604 | Related to: Possible trial pits west of Statt's Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV121042 | Related to: Quarry south of Merripit Hill (Monument) |
| MDV27837 | Related to: Quarry south-east of Merripit Hill (Monument) |
| MDV121041 | Related to: Quarry south-west of Statts Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV16974 | Related to: Tavistock to Moretonhampstead road (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2018 10:24AM |
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