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HER Number:MDV45608
Name:Youlden Bridge

Summary

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

Location

Grid Reference:SX 531 803
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMary Tavy
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/181

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217474.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217477.

Des=photo by d. Mccallum (dcc)/(1993)/in archive.


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, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Youlden Bridge. Two spans. Mortared. Feather and tare on lintels only. Well-faced. No visible disturbance or repair.


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

Site visit on 26 November 1993 (P.M. Stead) solid build. Granite and shillet pier and abutments, well-faced and mortared throughout. Concrete plinth added to base to regularise flow. Cutwater fairly sharply cut. Does not project far beyond lintels. Parapet of metal railings set into granite beam.

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. 6.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV217474Migrated Record:
SDV217477Migrated Record:
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 21 2011 8:28AM