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Summary

19C quarry which probably supplied stone for Wheal Fanny mine buildings

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/562

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.

Old quarry marked on OS 6" (1907) map.

Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 92+ Figs 14,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

Quarry shown on 19C maps which appears to have supplied stone for Wheal Fanny mine buildings. The house to the west (see PRN 71349) may have housed masons working in the quarry. The quarry was found during survey to have steep vertical sides c10m high with a small stone retaining wall around the west & part of the south sides. Other details: Site 107.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV241758	Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 92+ Figs 14,38.
	Linked documents:1
SDV276342	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1322 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

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