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HER Number:MDV45728
Name:Skinners Bridge

Summary

Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 812 781
Map Sheet:SX87NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/238

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BRIDGE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287834.

Des=dcc highways division weak clapper bridge consultation/(16/10/1992)in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287837.

Des=photo by d. Mccallum (dcc)/(1993)/ad archive.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40159.

Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).


Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Skinners Bridge. Single span. Mortared; feather and tare on lintels only. Underside of lintels inaccessible - at least one replaced with concrete.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.

Site visit on 24th November 1993 (P.M.Stead); only upstream side visible. Outer lintel is a re-used gatepost. Abutments of random coursed granite blocks, fairly well faced. Upstream parapet wall of flat granite blocks, running alongside street. Marked on Ordnance Survey First Edition six inch map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138740Report - Survey: Stead, P. M.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.88. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV287834Migrated Record:
SDV287837Migrated Record:
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 21 2011 10:58AM