MDE21252 - Blindwell Quarry (Monument)

Summary

The quarry is shown on historic mapping and appears to have been in use in the late 19th and early 20th Century.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

'Blindwell Quarry' is shown various historic maps. It first appears as 'disused' on the 1973 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. [1-6] The site is labelled Blindwell Quarry on 2018 MasterMap data. [7]

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1905.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1892-1905. County Series, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1906.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
  • <6> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1973. 1:10000, 1973. 1:10,000.
  • <7> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 33914
  • Devon SMR: SS82NE/33
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8554 2853 (78m by 41m)
Map sheet SS82NE
Civil Parish WEST ANSTEY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2019 1:23PM

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