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HER Number:MDV45590
Name:Clapper Bridge, Little Horrabridge

Summary

Little Horrabridge. Single span. Mortared and very well-faced, 19th century or later. Underside of lintels inaccessible. Slate-built. Substantially rebuilt or widened in concrete.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 514 695
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHorrabridge
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/149

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROAD BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV251034.

Des=dcc highways division weak clapperbridge consultation/(16/10/1992)/in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40159.

Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).


Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 7 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Little Horrabridge. Single span. Mortared and very well-faced,19th century or later. Underside of lintels inaccessible. Slate-built. Substantially rebuilt or widened in concrete. Other details: DCC ref 415.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.

Site visit on 20th November 1993 (P.M.Stead); downstream lintel and abutments in concrete. Parapet walls of mortared shillet with flat granite coping on upstream, downstream with modern steel railings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138740Report - Survey: Stead, P. M.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.88. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV251034Migrated Record:
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 17 2016 4:22PM