Disused Quarry, Sandy Lane
Description of this historic site
The site of a quarry that dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry was situated 500m north east of Monks Kirby.
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Notes about this historic site
1 On the 1886 6″ OS map a large-ish earthwork centered on the above NGR is labelled ‘Sand Pit’; on more recent maps it has lost its label, but it is still marked.
2 Also on 1905 OS map.
3 All that remains now is a hollow at the edge of the field.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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