Monument record MDR10021 - Cown Edge Quarries, Monk's Road, Charlesworth
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Extensive gritstone quarries of at least 19th century date on Cown Edge. Various, probably modern, inscriptions and carvings on the rocks, including a potential Calvary figure. (1-3)
Cown Edge Quarry was included in a report of a study into the potential to re-establish the roofing slate industry of the region. The scarp strikes south-west to north-east and has been quarried parallel to the strike in a series of three quarries. The largest northerly quarry is excavated about 100m and is about 50m wide. Some slates and flaggs at the top, massive below. Slates/ flags about 4m thick, massive about 6m thick. No water or power. The geology is Rough Rock, of a buff colour. Chapel en le Frith Memoir p 243 - An old quarry west of Sitch shows 40ft of coarse sandstone, massive in the lower part but more thinley bedded above. (4)
Quarries are shown near Coombes Rocks on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880. (5)
Modern maps show the quarries as disused. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR17956 Unpublished document: Smith, K. PDNPA. 1997. Pers Comm 1997. 1997.
- <2> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 3659.1-8.
- <3> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 415.2-10, 463.31-37.
- <4> SDR21454 Bibliographic reference: Hughes, T (PDNPA). 1996. The Grey Slates of the South Pennines, Volume Two: The Quarries and the Slates. p 31, Quarry Number Q6.
- <5> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <6> SDR20816 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series. 27/02/2013.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 02056 91817 (109m by 194m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHARLESWORTH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2013 12:47PM