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| HER Number: | MDV45644 |
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| Name: | Reddaford Water Bridge |
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Summary
Single span road bridge. Abutments are well faced, and appear rebuilt. Parapet walls of random coursed small and medium fragments of shillet and granite, heavily mortared. Dogs tooth coping. Photograph on file along with sketch and approximate measurements.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 788 789 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/241
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 719 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at SX 788 789.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Reddaford Water Bridge. Single span. Mortared. Feather and tare on lintels only. Underside of lintels inaccessible; at least one inserted steel pipe.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(26/01/1993) Reddaford Water SX 788 789. Single span. Abutments well faced, and appear rebuilt. Parapet walls of random coursed small and medium fragments of shillet and granite, heavily mortared. Dogs tooth coping. Photograph on file along with sketch and approximate measurements.
Natural England Volunteers, 2009-2015, Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey, P3 (Worksheet). SDV350591.
Visited 13/08/2009. Reddaford Water Bridge recorded at SX 7885 7897. Clapper bridge, heavy modernisation of parapets and top. Later asphalt cover round junction. Good description in text: Devon Historic Environment Record. Very low clearance between lintels and stream – flood damage? Sketched and photographed.
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. 6. |
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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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| SDV321415 | Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy. 719. |
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| SDV350591 | Worksheet: Natural England Volunteers. 2009-2015. Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey. Natural England Archaeological Survey. Worksheet. P3. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6071 - East Devon Natural Nature Reserve and surrounds Archaeological Survey
- EDV1247 - Archaeological Assessment of Dartmoor Clapper Bridges
- EDV130 - Dartmoor weak clapper bridge consultation
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 3 2023 3:07PM |
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