Description

WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR
SX 67 SE
5/158

Dartmeet Bridge

23.8.55

GV

II

Bridge, crossing East Dart river. 1792. Granite rubble. The
bridge has two round arches with well-cut voussoirs; raised keystones with small
rounded pendants on the underside. Low granite ashlar cutwater each side with
stepped pyramidal top. The bases of the abutments and of the centre pier are also
of granite ashlar, having above them at springing level of the arches a raised
bandcourse. Parapets have copings of large, rounded granite blocks. Just below the
coping on the outer face of the north parapet is a recessed tablet carved with the
inscription : County Bridge 1792.
The bridge makes an excellent group with a ruined clapper bridge, 20 metres to the
north.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1105421.
This entry was removed from the List on 7th March 2016.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8th March 2016.

Listing NGR: SX6719573182

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534390

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