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| HER Number: | MDV3227 |
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| Name: | Possible clapper bridge north of Willsworthy Bridge |
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Summary
Bridge shown on maps at this location, although was apparently not located in 1950 during an Ordance Survey visit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 818 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW19
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440715
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/38
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Built, XV to Post Medieval - 1401 AD (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Ford' marked on the 1880s Ordnance Survey map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Ford' marked on the 1905 Ordnance Survey map.
Worth, R. H., 1948, 53rd report of scientific memoranda: stone supplement, Braunton (Article in Serial). SDV81893.
Bridge at SX53308180, according to Worth.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SW19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV345484.
Site of clapper bridge, according to Worth. Visited on 4/10/1950 (Gamble, D. Ordnance Survey) stated that there was no bridge of any kind here, nor any remaining evidence to support the statement that there was. Local enquiries resulted in no knowledge of there ever having been one in the position shown. Search of the brook in both directions produced no result.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
'Foot Bridge' (FB) marked on the 2010 Ordnance Survey digital mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #87427 ] |
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| SDV345484 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SW19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV81893 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1948. 53rd report of scientific memoranda: stone supplement, Braunton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 80. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 23 2021 2:58PM |
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