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HER Number:MDV71659
Name:QUARRY in the Parish of Morchard Bishop

Summary

Site of 19C quarry to the east of Venn farmstead

Location

Grid Reference:SS 777 057
Map Sheet:SS70NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMorchard Bishop
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMORCHARD BISHOP

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

Site of 'Old Quarry' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map in an irregular shaped enclosure to the east of 'Lower Venn' farmstead.


Ordnance Survey, 1905, 25" (Cartographic). SDV1799.

Quarry shown but not labelled in 'Lower Venn Plantation' on the OS 25" (1905) map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1799Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 25". 25".
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV41056Related to: Venn Farmhouse, Morchard Bishop (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM