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| HER Number: | MDV23525 |
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| Name: | Shaugh Bridge, Bickleigh Vale |
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Summary
Shaugh bridge, bickleigh vale. Road bridge over river plym. Circa c17 piers, arches rebuilt in 1825. Granite ashlar. Two span bridge central pier with cutwater on either side. Impost at springing of arch on pier and abutments. Rebuilt above with very shallow segmental arches, and parapets with rounded coping and stringcourses. The arches were destroyed by floodwater due to a sudden thaw during the winter of 1823-4 (doe).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 636 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/84
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (Built, XVI to XVII - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175059.
Reference: "a perambulation of the ancient and royal forest of dartmoor" by samuel rowe.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175061.
Doe/hhr:south hams/(2/2/1984)38.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175062.
Henderson, c. + jervoise, e. /old devon bridges/(1938)19.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175063.
Des=plymouth city art gallery.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175064.
Somers cox, j. /devon topographical prints/(1977).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175065.
Des=gray, v. /parish checklist.
SOMERS COCKS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV279719.
Print of shaugh bridge, devon drawn in 1818, by t. Mclean (plymouth city art gallery). Vis=-/11/1982 (gray). As described by henderson. Vis=copy of engraving of shaugh bridge by t. Allom dated 1830/32 (somer-cox).
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV328159.
Shaugh bridge, bickleigh vale. Road bridge over river plym. Circa c17 piers, arches rebuilt in 1825. Granite ashlar. Two span bridge central pier with cutwater on either side. Impost at springing of arch on pier and abutments. Rebuilt above with very shallow segmental arches, and parapets with rounded coping and stringcourses. The arches were destroyed by floodwater due to a sudden thaw during the winter of 1823-4 (doe).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV175059 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175061 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175062 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175063 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175064 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175065 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV279719 | Migrated Record: SOMERS COCKS. |
| SDV328159 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV28557 | Related to: Ruined Willake farmhouse, Bickleigh (South Hams) (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2023 9:48AM |
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