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Summary

Quarry shown on 19th century maps, possibly the source of stone for the original Gawton Quay buildings.

Location

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, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Old Quarry' shown.

Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 37-8 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.

One of a number of small quarries distributed across the mine, usually the result of needing stone for the erection of buildings.This quarry, shown on the Tavistock Tithe Map of 1842, is the likely source of stone for the original Gawton Quay buildings. It appears to have been cut through the main access route to the mine before the slightly higher (and existing) route was used. It is approximately 10 metres from north to south and 6 metres from east to west, and has been partially cut into the side of the eastern hillside. Other details: Figure 3, Figure 36, site 26.2.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
• EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine

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