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| HER Number: | MDV12731 |
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| Name: | Leather Tor Bridge, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Leather tor bridge. A modern clapper built bridge (burnard). Massively constructed clapper bridge over the river meavy. Not marked on the 1840 tithe map but shown on 1873 map. Recommended that heavy vehicles should avoid using the bridge (greeves).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 568 699 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/216
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232717.
Burnard, r. /dartmoor pictorial records iv/(1894)66.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232718.
Crossing, w. /gems in a granite setting/(1905)154.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232719.
Des=greeves, t. /dcra swwa burrator survey/(1979)no.17(in smr). Leather tor bridge. A modern clapper built bridge (burnard). Massively constructed clapper bridge over the river meavy. Not marked on the 1840 tithe map but shown on 1873 map. Recommended that heavy vehicles should avoid using the bridge (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232720.
Des=pwdro/ww17-(1873) "water base" map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV232717 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV232718 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV232719 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV232720 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8862 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment
- EDV8863 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2023 9:19AM |
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