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HER Number:MDV45658
Name:Shapley Bridge

Summary

Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 716 830
Map Sheet:SX78SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/248

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BRIDGE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280985.

Des=dcc highways division weak clapper bridge consultation/(16/10/1992)/in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280988.

Des=photo by d. Mccallum (dcc)/(1993)/in archive.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40159.

Bridge described as clapper bridge at above ngr (dcc).


Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Shapley Bridge. Single span. Drystone. Feather and tare marks on lintels only. Centre lintel replaced in concrete, involving disturbance of 3 others.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.

Site visit on 13th November 1993 (P.M.Stead); abutments of large granite blocks, drystone and roughly faced; 'parapet walls' are steel rails with concrete and granite posts.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138740Report - 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.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV280985Migrated Record:
SDV280988Migrated Record:
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV26704Related to: Streamworks between Shapley Bridge and Barramoor, North Bovey (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 8 2017 2:48PM