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Summary

Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat dated 1850-55. This and MDV56453 are only 29 metres apart, with no separating wall or other feature and neither is on a presently used track so the reason for their close association is not apparent.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Remains of prehistoric field systems and hut circle settlements, as well as funerary monuments above the Cherry Brook Valley, medieval field systems around Huccaby Rings and deserted Coxlake farmstead as well as the Brimpts Tin Mine leat

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/311
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLAPPER BRIDGE (Built, XIX to Unknown - 1850 AD)

Full description

Bird, R. + Hirst, P., 1995, The Brimpts Tin Mines (Article in Serial). SDV268993.

Bird, R. + Hirst, P., 1996, Brimpts Tin Mines, b1/3/2 (Worksheet). SDV222442.

Clapper bridge over brimpts mine 1850-55 leat. Three slabs in situ, 2.8 metres wide plus one other on bank that appears to have been inverted and displaced. If so, the bridge would have been 3.5 metres wide. This and MDV56453 are only 29 metres apart, with no separating wall or other feature and neither is on a presently used track so the reason for their close association is not apparent.

Bird, R. + Hirst, P., 1996, The Brimpts Tin Mines Dartmeet (Monograph). SDV222443.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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