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HER Number:MDV45659
Name:Swallerton Gate Bridge

Summary

Swallerton Gate Bridge. Single span. Drystone. Feather and tare on lintels only. Centre lintel replaced in concrete.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 742 810
Map Sheet:SX78SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishManaton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/249

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BRIDGE (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD? to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280968.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280971.

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.

Swallerton Gate Bridge. Single span. Drystone. Feather and tare on lintels only. Centre lintel replaced in concrete.


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

Site visit on 26th January 1993 (P.M. Stead); upstream parapet is drystone moss-covered hedgebank.

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.
SDV280968Migrated Record:
SDV280971Migrated Record:
SDV40159Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV45660Related to: Swallerton Gate culvert bridge, Manaton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 24 2016 11:03AM