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| HER Number: | MDV20627 |
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| Name: | Site of Sheepstor Bridge, Burrator Reservoir |
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Summary
The site of this bridge is submerged in the reservoir. Bridge is depicted on the late 19th century historic maps of the area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 683 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/340
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, OS 6" CXII NE/(1887) (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Burnard, R., 1894, Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth, 64-65 (Monograph). SDV232119.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, South West Water Authority Burrator Survey, No. 77 (in smr) (Report - non-specific). SDV278356.
Sheepstor Bridge. Now submerged by the waters of Burrator Reservoir. The bridge is marked on the 1887 Ordnance Survey 6 inch historic map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV232119 | Monograph: Burnard, R.. 1894. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth. IV. Unknown. 64-65. |
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| SDV278356 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. South West Water Authority Burrator Survey. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. 18. A4 Unbound. No. 77 (in smr). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). OS 6" CXII NE/(1887). [Mapped feature: #141721 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16863 | Related to: Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV20625 | Related to: Essworthy Farmstead, now flooded by Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV19108 | Related to: Plymouth Leat (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV134578 | Related to: Trackway from Sheepstor Bridge across Yennadon Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 27 2023 4:11PM |
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