Monument record MDO46163 - Normans Quarry, Langton Matravers

Restored 19th century Purbeck Marble quarry situated east of Castle View to the north-east of Acton. The site includes two small quarr houses (dressing sheds) with stone roofs, a capstan between two crab-stones, and iron rails leading to an inclined shaft. The shaft was sunk by the Norman family in the early 20th century and worked until 1939. The site provides a excellent interpretative example of a typical quarr house.

<1> English Heritage, 1997, Monument Protection Programme, Step 3 Report: Quarrying Industry 3.2 Additional Site Assessments
Lancashire University Archaeological Unit,., Dorset 19 (Serial). SDO17683.

‘Restored Purbeck marble quarry situated to the north west of Acton. The site, which includes two small quarr houses with stone roofs, a capstan between two crab-stones, iron rails leading to an inclined shaft, was sunk early this century by the Norman family and was worked until World War II. The site provides an excellent interpretive example of a typical quarr.’

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1466658 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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