Benty Hole quarry
Benty Hole quarry (81867)
- Easting
- 423786
- Northing
- 629003
A small quarry cut into the bedrock.
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901), Uncertain
- Period comments
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- Monument Type - Broad
- Mineral extraction site
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Accessible on foot (no footpath)
- Accessibility comments
Access is across rocky foreshore and caution needs to be exercised.
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- Unknown
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 10th February, 2016
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion
- Is there a coastal defence?
- No
- Other threats?
- Vegetation growth
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Highly visible (substantial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Not applicable
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
This feature was identified and initially surveyed by local historian Katrina Porteous, data entry by Andy Sherman.
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