Monument record MDR5102 - Cocking Tor Quarry, Cocking Tor, Ashover
Type and Period (1)
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cocking Tor Quarry, at SK 342616, is a former gritstone quarry making millstones and pulping stones. (1-2)
Quarrying and Lead Mining Remains, Overton. The lane from Slack Hill to Overton is surrounded by disturbed ground resulting from gritstone quarrying (Ambervale, Duttons and Bradley Tor Quarries) and lead mining activity (Cocking Tor). (3)
Quarry shown on 1st, 2nd, 3rd eds OS 25" occupying eastern part of area mapped. Expansion into the western part of the mapped area is shown in 20th century, and the quarry is labelled as disused on current (2007) mapping. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR15814 Article in serial: Tucker, D. 1985. 'Millstone making in the Peak District of Derbyshire: The quarries & the technology', Industrial Archaeology Review. Vol 8, pp 42-58.
- <2> SDR9024 Bibliographic reference: 1967. The Geology of the Country Around Chester, Matlock & Mansfield, Memoirs of the Geol. Survey of GB.
- <3> SDR19367 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 2000. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. Part V. North East Derbyshire. p 25.
- <4> SDR19683 Personal Observation: Brown, J. Observation based on personal experience, map evidence, site visit etc..
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 342 616 (218m by 195m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHOVER, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 27 2015 3:46PM