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| HER Number: | MDV6165 |
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| Name: | Wallabrook clapper bridge |
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Summary
Clapper bridge; foot bridge over Walla Brook (a tributary of the North Teign River). 18th or 19th century. Slabs of granite. The abuttments are built up of relatively large slabs of granite and the stream is bridged by a large and irregular-shaped slab of undressed granite which arches slightly.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 871 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/40
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 94712
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Wilkinson, J. G., 1862, On British Remains on Dartmoor, 123-4 (Article in Serial). SDV277122.
Wilkinson notes simplicity of construction of single slab laid from bank to bank. The example over the Wallabrook, near the circle on Gidleigh Common is not the original, but is probably similar to it.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 82 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Wallabrook clapper bridge, a single stone clapper bridge.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Wallabrook Bridge (Foot)' depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2011, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV347072.
Clapper bridge; foot bridge over Walla Brook (a tributary of the North Teign River). 18th or 19th century. Slabs of granite. The abuttments are built up of relatively large slabs of granite and the stream is bridged by a large and irregular-shaped slab of undressed granite which arches slightly (Listed 1987). Other details: LB UID: 92712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277122 | Article in Serial: Wilkinson, J. G.. 1862. On British Remains on Dartmoor. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 18. Unknown. 123-4. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 82. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #96843 ] |
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| SDV347072 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2011. National Heritage List for England. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53185 | Related to: FORD in the Parish of Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6166 | Related to: Teign-a-ver Clapper Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2016 3:22PM |
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