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| HER Number: | MDV45646 |
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| Name: | Leighon Bridge |
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Summary
Large, well built road bridge in good order. Parapet walls of heavily mortared random coursed, roughly faced granite blocks and faced granite coping stones with steel clamps. Described by Crossing in 1912 as 'clapper of one opening and furnished with parapets'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 754 793 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/243
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 878 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at SX 754 793.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Leighon Bridge. Drystone. Single span. Feather and tare on lintels only. No visible disturbance or repair.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(26/01/1993) SX 754 793 Leigon. Large, well built bridge in good order. Parapet walls of heavily mortared random coursed, roughly faced granite blocks and faced granite coping stones with steel clamps. Described by Crossing in 1912 as 'clapper of one opening and furnished with parapets'.
McCallum, D., 1993, Photograph of bridge (Photograph). SDV216033.
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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| 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. 878. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 4:40PM |
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