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| HER Number: | MDV12854 |
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| Name: | Hill Bridge, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Three spans. Mortared + very well faced; 19c or later. No visible disturbance or repair. Rebuilt pre-1921.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 803 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW30
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440740
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Unknown date)
- ROAD BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV24246.
Three spans. Mortared + very well faced; 19c or later. No visible disturbance or repair. Rebuilt pre-1921 (stead).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275934.
Des=green, j. /report on the county bridges/(1809).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275935.
Lewis, f. C. /scenes of the rivers tamar and tavy/(1823).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275936.
Osa=sx58sw30.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275938.
Stead, p. M. /archaeological assessment of devon county council clapper bridges/(1993)7/(emafu report 93.88).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275940.
Des=photo by d. Mccallum (dcc)/(1993)/in archive.
Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E., 1938, Old Devon Bridges, 14 (Monograph). SDV2296.
Hill Bridge. Clapper bridge. There are two clapper bridges, Higher Hill Bridge having four openings and Lower Hill Bridge with only two openings, across the upper reaches of the River Tavy.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
'Hill Bridge' is shown at SX 53208038 on Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (1965?) one of the two bridges mentioned.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
Substantial 19c bridge of central arch flanked by lintels. Semi-ashlar granite construction throughout. Carved coping stones. Sharply pointed cutwater. Marked on 1889 os 6" map
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138745 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV2296 | Monograph: Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E.. 1938. Old Devon Bridges. Old Devon Bridges. Unknown. 14. |
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| SDV24246 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275934 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275935 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275936 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275938 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275940 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130980 | Related to: Field boundaries north-west of Wapsworthy Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV26314 | Related to: Hill Bridge Leat, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV102765 | Related to: Weir at Hill Bridge, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2021 3:50PM |
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