Monument record 7979 - Quarry West of Hough Hole Mill

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9476, 1873 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts a horseshoe shaped quarry at this location. Scattered trees may indicate that the quarry is not in use.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9476, 1897-1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

A small L shaped building has been constructed towards the northern end of the quarry. No trees are depicted within the quarry.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9476, 1909 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

Some scrub and trees are depicted within the quarry.

<4> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, SJ9476, 08/04/2011 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

The building depicted on earlier maps (see 2 & 3) is roofless. The quarry appears disused.

<5> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2017, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley, 1599756 (Digital Archive). SCH8172.

A post medieval/twentieth century quarry and associated trackways are visible as extant earthworks on 2011 vertical aerial photography (see 6). The quarry contains a ruined rectilinear structure or building, probably part of the complex. Two trackways lead from the quarry down the eastern slope of Kerridge Hill, joining a network of trackways visible as incised hollow ways that criss-cross the hillside.

<6> Next Perspectives, 2011, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2011), SJ9476, 08/04/2011 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8291.

<7> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, 1988/2/1/34, 1988/2/2/4 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

The ruins of the building depicted in (2) are clearly visible.