Monument record TQ 57 SW 240 - Extraction Pit, Dartford Heath

Summary

Open and redundant sand and gravel quarry to the west of large pit (TQ 57 SW 239) on Dartford Heath. The quarry predates the OS first edition and remains in use (periodically or on low scale of extraction) right up until the 1930s. The quarry sides and base are overgrown and covered by a relatively dense scrub and small trees. A vehicular/haulage route to the quarry, adopting one of the many tracks that formerly ran across the heath, still survives to the west.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5190 7310 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ57SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Full Description

Open and redundant sand and gravel quarry to the west of KN727 on Dartford Heath. The quarry predates the OS first edition and remains in use (periodically or on low scale of extraction) right up until the 1930s. The quarry sides and base are overgrown and covered by a relatively dense scrub and small trees. A vehicular/haulage route to the quarry, adopting one of the many tracks that formerly ran across the heath, still survives to the west.

Recommendations: Preserve by record. Survey to fully record the quarry prior to any future development.(1)


<1> Essex County Council, 2003, Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites, KN714 (Unpublished document). SKE12009.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Essex County Council. 2003. Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites. KN714.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Industrial Sites (EKE8258)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2024 9:23AM