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| HER Number: | MDV6488 |
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| Name: | Bridge 19 metres north of Dartmeet Bridge |
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Summary
Clapper bridge over the River Dart at Dartmeet. A clapper bridge comprising five drystone piers of 1.4 metres high. The original bridge was believed to be medieval in date. The bridge was partly destroyed by flooding in 1820 and rebuilt.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE51
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443004
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/96
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 92764
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Early Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1938 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 157 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Destroyed by flood in 1820 the bridge was partly restored about 20 years ago but some stones have since been displaced.
Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E., 1938, Old Devon Bridges, 33 (Monograph). SDV2296.
Remains of a clapper bridge which formerly had five spans.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952, SX67SE51 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV283259.
(14/01/1952) Cyclopean bridge. Good condition with fine piers, but only one bridge slab remains in position.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE51 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV347053.
(18/03/1980) Five drystone piers, up to 1.4. high, and one span of the clapper bridge remain. (See GP's). The original date is uncertain, but it is probably Medieval.
Revised at 1:2500 on MSD.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Hanks, N., 2016, Removal of duplicate listing - clapper bridge north of Dartmeet Bridge (Correspondence). SDV359455.
Duplicate listing for the bridge removed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2296 | Monograph: Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E.. 1938. Old Devon Bridges. Old Devon Bridges. Unknown. 33. |
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| SDV283259 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952. SX67SE51. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 157. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97718 ] |
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| SDV347053 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE51. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV359455 | Correspondence: Hanks, N.. 2016. Removal of duplicate listing - clapper bridge north of Dartmeet Bridge. Email. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8634 - Brimpts Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2022 12:50PM |
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