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| HER Number: | MDV48913 |
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| Name: | Burrator or Furzebreak Quarry, Meavy |
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Summary
Burrator or Furzebreak Quarry. Granite. Operated by Plymouth Corporation in 1896, employing 82. Depicted on historic maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 676 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/62
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1896 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Quarry' indicated on 1904-1906 historic map, shown but not indicated on 1954 edition.
Bowman, A. C., 1998, British Quarrying History. Devon (Monograph). SDV71598.
Burrator or Furzebreak Quarry. Granite. Operated by Plymouth Corporation in 1896, employing 82.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Depicted on the modern map, although not labelled.
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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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93346 ] |
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| SDV71598 | Monograph: Bowman, A. C.. 1998. British Quarrying History. Devon. British Quarrying History. Devon. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12712 | Related to: Building at Barrator Quarry, Meavy (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2020 4:29PM |
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