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HER Number:MDV45729
Name:Binney Bridge, Bovey Tracey

Summary

Binney Bridge. Single span. Arched bridge significantly widened by addition of granite lintels in clapper bridge style.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 812 764
Map Sheet:SX87NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/239

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROAD BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 739 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.

(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper bridge at SX 812 764.

Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.

Binney Bridge. Single span. Arched bridge significantly widened by addition of granite lintels in clapper bridge style.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.

(26/01/1993) Binney SX 812 764. Upper part of upstream arch parapet rebuilt, and attempt made to match dogstooth coping of secondary downstream wall. Abutments of random coursed granite and shillet fragments has been repointed, and a concrete plinth added to both abutments to channel the flow. No feather and tare visible. Bridge shown on Ordnance Survey Six Inch First Edition map.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

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. 4.
SDV138745Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. A4 Ring Bound.
SDV321415Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy. 739.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92583 ]

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 4:11PM