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| HER Number: | MDV45647 |
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| Name: | Owlacombe Bridge |
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Summary
Owlacombe Bridge over Langworthy Brook. Single span clapper bridge, dating to the 19th century or later.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 771 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/171
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 800 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
SX 771 736. Bridge described as clapper bridge at this location.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 7 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
(Site visited 23/11/1993) Owlacombe Bridge; single span, mortared and very well-faced. Dates to the 19th century or later. The underside of the lintels inaccessible.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(19/01/1993) Owlacombe SX 771 736. Wide, solid and well-mortared throughout. No obvious repair or feather and tare. Built onto bedrock with granite abutments. Parapet walls of small granite rubble with dog tooth coping.
McCallum, D., 1993, Photograph of bridge (Photograph). SDV216033.
Stapled to report (SDV138745).
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. 7. |
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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. 800. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104362 | Related to: Cottage south-west of Owlacombe Bridge (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1247 - Archaeological Assessment of Dartmoor Clapper Bridges
- EDV130 - Dartmoor weak clapper bridge consultation
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 3 2023 12:12PM |
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