MMO2955 - Post-medieval quarry above White Water (Monument)

A large quarry is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork cut into the west facing slope above White Water, Exmoor. Centred at approximately SS 7968 3801 the quarry measures some 21 metres across. The ground surrounding it is slightly uneven, possibly as a result of spoil dumping. It is depicted and annotated on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890, suggesting it was still in use when the map was published in 1890. There is no indication as to what material was extracted here. [1-3] The feature is likely post-medieval in date. It is visible on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey mapping and annotated as 'old quarry', indicating the quarry was disused by the publication date, between 1902 and 1907. [4-5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]