MDE21801 - Post-medieval quarry on South Regis Common (Monument)

An "Old Quarry" is marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map at SS 7114 4006. [1] The quarry is no longer depicted on the 2nd Edition map and is not shown on modern MasterMap data. [2,3] A small quarry lies on the south side of South Regis Common, close to the junction of two field boundaries. The quarry pit is 5.2m N/S, 5m E/W and up to 1.1m deep and is now filled with old fencing wire and stakes. The quarry is shown on the 1st edition OS map (1888) as ‘Old Quarry.’ It is most likely to be a stone quarry associated with the mid19th-century enclosure of the commons. [4]