MEM25625 - Quarry on Porlock Hill, Porlock (Monument)

Summary

A late nineteenth or ealy twentieth century quarry surviving as an earthwork

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Type and Period (1)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Earthwork remains of a quarry depicted by the 2nd ed OS map (1) are visible in LiDAR imagery (2). The quarry appears to have been out of use by 1946. This record was created by the Cornwall HER as part of the Forestry Commission Project K (3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map.
  • <2> Cartographic materials: Environment Agency. 2020. LiDAR (DTM or DSM).
  • <3> Index: Cornwall Council. 2025/6. Forestry Commission Project K.

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Grid reference Centred SS 8781 4624 (43m by 34m)
Map sheet SS84NE
Civil Parish PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2025 2:57PM

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