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| HER Number: | MDV45657 |
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| Name: | Bridge over Wray Brook, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Millbrook. Very simple construction. Little of underside visible due to height of water. Abutments of roughly faced granite blocks. Wooden parapet fences.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 755 862 |
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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/325
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (Built, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 793 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at SX 755 762.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Millbrook Bridge. Single span. Mortared. Feather and tare on lintels only. Underside of lintels inaccessible.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(19/01/1993) Millbrook. Very simple construction. Little of underside visible due to height of water. Abutments of roughly faced granite blocks. Wooden parapet fences.
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. 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. 793. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92555 ] |
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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 4:47PM |
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