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HER Number:MDV45634
Name:Horsebrook Bridge

Summary

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

Location

Grid Reference:SX 710 585
Map Sheet:SX75NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNorth Huish
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75NW/99

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV138730.

Des=dcc highways division weak clapper bridge 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, 8 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Horsebrook Bridge. Single span. Mortared and very well-faced,19th century or later. Slate lintels. Fed by stream exiting arched tunnel through hillside.


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

Site visit on 23rd November 1993 (P.M.Stead); drystone hedgebank built over one end of upstream lintel. Three lintels exposed upstream; one downstream.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138730Migrated Record:
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. 8.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 21 2011 10:01AM