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| HER Number: | MDV45639 |
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| Name: | Isaford Bridge |
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Summary
Single span. Drystone; granite piers. No visible feather and tare marks. Underside of lintels inaccessible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 724 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/367
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (Constructed, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 780 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at above NGR.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Isaford Bridge. Single span. Drystone. No visible feather and tare marks. Underside of lintels inaccessible.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(19/01/1993) Isaford SX 724 792 One span, granite piers, tarmac road surface. Narrow bridge with substantial granite lintels. Abutments of random coursed rubble and roughly faced stone. Abutments and parapets form part of drystone hedgebank. Sketch (measurements estimated) and photograph of bridge included.
McCallum, D., 1993, Photograph of bridge (Photograph). SDV216033.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
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. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV216033 | Photograph: McCallum, D.. 1993. Photograph of bridge. Unknown. |
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| SDV321415 | Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy. 780. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92546 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29789 | Related to: Isaford farmhouse, Widecombe in the Moor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
- EDV1247 - Archaeological Assessment of Dartmoor Clapper Bridges
- EDV130 - Dartmoor weak clapper bridge consultation
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2022 1:34PM |
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