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Monument record MDR1311 - Limestone Quarry, Ashford-in-the-Water

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • None recorded

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A small quarry with thick beds of limestone. This was used for the manufacture of limestone crushing rolls for crushing lead ore etc. Several rolls are still in situ. (1).

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  • <1> Index: NDAT. 0063. 0063.
  • <2> Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. Quarry, 1973.

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Grid reference Centred SK 172 673 (100m by 100m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Nov 29 2007 2:13PM

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