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Quarries, Ogof Melen

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NPRN544181
Map ReferenceSM72SW
Grid ReferenceSM7202824098
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunitySt Davids and the Cathedral Close
Type Of SiteQUARRY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description

Several small quarries are annotated OS 1st edition mapping in this vicinity. LiDAR data confirms the scoop depressions of the working faces. A track leads south-southwestward to the cliff loading point at Carn Ar Wig (NPRN 544180).

Sources include:

Dyfed Historic Environment Record PRN 24735: https://archwilio.org.uk/her/chi3/report/page.php?watprn=DAT24735

Environment Agency All Wales LiDAR 2m resolution 2012

NAW AP coverage 2006-9

OS 1st edition 25in map (1889)

J. Whitewright, RCAHMW, April 2024.