Monument record MDR13235 - Grindstone quarries, Fallinge Edge, Rowsley and Beeley
Type and Period (2)
- GRINDSTONE WORKING SITE (Stuart to Victorian - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRINDSTONE (Stuart to Victorian - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two large quarries near Fallinge Edge were surveyed in 1997-8 and noted to be part of an extensive set of quarries that continued onto land to the south of that surveyed. The northernmost of the two quarries examined contained an unusually finely-finished grindstone of only 1m diameter, and thus of different style and size to those usually found in quarries. There was also a grindstone roughout. The date of the quarries is uncertain. They are not marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1839, although a deviation in the boundary wall shown may suggest that at least one quarry pit was present but disused at this time. The fine dressing on the grindstone may also suggest an 18th or early 19th century date. The northernmost quarries are shown as disused on the Ordnance Survey map of 1879, although the quarry to the south was still in use at that time. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19851 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1998. The Chatsworth Estate Historic Landscape Survey, Chatsworth Moorlands: Archaeological Survey 1997-8. p 171, Feature 27.18.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2760 6617 (136m by 258m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROWSLEY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BEELEY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3856
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Record last edited
Aug 21 2017 12:08PM