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HER Number:MDV45597
Name:Cross Gate East clapper bridge, Walkhampton

Summary

Cross Gate East clapper bridge of a single span with granite piers and a parapet of granite lintels. A modern clapper bridge

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 695
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/546

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CLAPPER BRIDGE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.

Site visited on 16th October 1992. Bridge described as a clapper bridge

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.

Site visited on 13th January 1993. Cross Gate east bridge. Single span. Granite piers. Parapet of granite lintels. True clapper, but modern

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Site of bridge shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV321415Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV62528Related to: Clapper bridge south-west of Cross Gate, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV5076Related to: The Abbots Way, Dartmoor (Monument)
MDV19902Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4939 - Condition survey of Devonport Leat

Date Last Edited:Dec 19 2022 3:06PM

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