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| HER Number: | MDV45655 |
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| Name: | Brinning Bridge, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Brinning bridge. Two spans, mortared and very well faced. 19th century or later. Underside of lintels are inaccessible. Feather and tare throughout.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 752 855 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/323
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, 747 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at SX 752 856.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 7 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Brinning Bridge. Two spans. Mortared and very well faced,19th century or later. Underside of lintels inaccessible. Feather and tare throughout.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(11/01/1993) Brinning SX 752 856 On upstream side, single span with abutments. Downstream side incorporates second span fed by minor stream into which has been inserted large ceramic pipe. Present bridge appears to have incorporated this span from outset. Pier built onto gravel bed. Random rubble parapet walls well faced, with coping stones secured with iron clamps.
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. 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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| SDV321415 | Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy. 747. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139734 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1247 - Archaeological Assessment of Dartmoor Clapper Bridges
- EDV130 - Dartmoor weak clapper bridge consultation
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2022 4:24PM |
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