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| HER Number: | MDV45623 |
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| Name: | Whiteworks Bridge |
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Summary
Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 609 708 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Extensive earthwork and structural remains of the late 18th century Devonport Leat, Bronze Age features north-east of Nun’s Cross, Whiteworks Tin Mine and other tinning remains on Walkhampton Common as well as earthworks of Bachelors Hall Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/384
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV216916.
Des=dcc highways division weak clapper bridge consultation/(16/10/1992)/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV216919.
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, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Whiteworks Bridge. Single span. Drystone. Feather and tare on lintels only. Underside of lintels inaccessible. Crosses Devonport Leat, which was built 1793.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
Site visit on 24th November 1993 (P.M.Stead); Crossing refers to granite footbridge over leat, close to Whiteworks, in 1912. Ordnance Survey First Edition (1888) marks footbridge. Parapet walls of mortared random coursed granite and very long granite block. East parapet wall leaning badly.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138740 | Report - Survey: Stead, P. M.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.88. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV138745 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV216916 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV216919 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV40159 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 12 2018 4:25PM |
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