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| HER Number: | MDV28602 |
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| Name: | Old clapper bridge north-east of Lower Cator Farmhouse |
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Summary
Old clapper bridge about 150m north-east of Lower Cator Farmhouse. Clapper bridge over the West Webburn River. Now disused. It is 17th century or earlier. Granite. Consists of a large, worn slab of stone (clapper stone) about 3m long and 1m wide, slightly cambered in the centre. See SX67NE/261/1 for details of new clapper bridge about 15m to the north-east of this one which carries the existing road to Lower Cator farmhouse.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 689 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE52
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442500
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/261
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 440591
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Constructed, XVI to XVII - 1600 AD (Between) to 1699 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV285896.
Osa=sx67ne52.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
(SX 68947643) 'FB' (NAT) marked on the 1963 Ordnance Survey map. A fine clapper bridge across the West Webburn River.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded by RCHME APP 1985 project.
Department of Environment, 1986, Widecombe in the Moor, 88 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV289221.
Old clapper bridge about 150m north-east of Lower Cator Farmhouse. Clapper bridge over the West Webburn River. Now disused. It is 17th century or earlier. Granite. Consists of a large, worn slab of stone (clapper stone) about 3m long and 1m wide, slightly cambered in the centre.
See SX67NE/261/1 for details of new clapper bridge about 15m to the north-east of this one which carries the existing road to Lower Cator farmhouse.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV285896 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV289221 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Widecombe in the Moor. Historic Houses Register. A4 Single Sheet. 88. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV30065 | Related to: New clapper bridge north-east of Lower Cator Farmhouse (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 4:50PM |
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