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| HER Number: | MDV6515 |
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| Name: | Clapper bridge, Rowbrook |
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Summary
A small clapper bridge at Rowbrook comprises a single granite slab. It is thought to be of post medieval construction.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE67
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443052
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/118/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, Plot 2184 (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field No. 2184, Orchard.
Worth, R. H., 1953, Dartmoor, 371 (Monograph). SDV231148.
A small clapper bridge at Rowbrook, situated just below the house; a single granite slab.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol III, 648. (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
(15/05/1979) A small clapper bridge is situated just below Rowbrook.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE67 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV314410.
(03/06/1980) At SX 68367251 across the stream of Rowbrook is a 'clam' bridge comprising a single granite slab. It measures 2.0m. long and 0.8m. wide, and is almost certainly of Post-Medieval origin.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231148 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1953. Dartmoor. Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 371. |
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| SDV314410 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE67. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #135887 ] |
| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol III, 648.. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. Plot 2184. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 4 2022 2:48PM |
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