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HER Number:MDV56460
Name:Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat dated to 1850-55

Location

Grid Reference:SX 647 747
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

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: SX67SW/453
  • 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 (Worksheet). SDV222442.

Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine 1850-55 leat. It is likely that a bridge existed here, the point of crossing by the Dunnabridge-Bellever track, but no trace now remains visible.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV222442Worksheet: Bird, R. + Hirst, P.. 1996. Brimpts Tin Mines. Worksheet. Unknown.
SDV222443Monograph: Bird, R. + Hirst, P.. 1996. The Brimpts Tin Mines Dartmeet. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group. Paperback Volume.
SDV268993Article in Serial: Bird, R. + Hirst, P.. 1995. The Brimpts Tin Mines. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #35741 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV56462Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56463Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56464Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56465Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56453Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56454Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56455Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56456Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56457Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56458Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56459Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV56461Related to: Clapper bridge over Brimpts Mine Leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV25984Related to: Leat supplying Brimpts Tin Mines (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Sep 17 2024 11:49AM