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| HER Number: | MDV51543 |
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| Name: | Quarry south of Muddilake Brook |
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Summary
Depicted on the late 19th century historic map, north of the road. Probably used to extract road construction materials.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 627 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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
- SHINE: Bronze Age enclosure with hut circles and field system at Smith Hill and Muddilake with late medieval or later enclosure banks or field system and streamworking along the brook to the west
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW274
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620547
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/392
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STONE WORKING SITE (XIX - 1851 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old Quarry' marked on the late 19th century historic map, to the north of the road. Quarry not shown on the Tithe Map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the late 19th century historic map.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(26/06/1989) Centred SX 62937479. Three small stone quarries and numerous stone pits located on a steep N slope are the remains of a C19/20th stone cutting industry. Of minor archaeological significance.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
'Workings (disused)' shown on the modern mapping.
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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| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94041 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51544 | Related to: Quarry west of Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV27236 | Related to: Streamworks at Muddilake, north of Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8640 - Spaders and Muddilake and Smith Hill Newtakes, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 17 2022 1:34PM |
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