Teignhead flagstone bridge
The flagstone bridge of Teignhead ( English Teignhead Farm Clapper bridge ) over the River Teign is located near Chagford in the north of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon in England . According to tradition, it was built in the 19th century with stones that were brought down on sleds from Manga Hill, on which a cairn lies.
In 1826 the River Teign flooded, which resulted in slabs of the flagstone bridge coming loose and the bridge having to be repaired. The post bridge rests on four pillars, so that there are three flow openings for the water. These are each covered by three stone slabs, which are about 2.9 m long at the two openings on the bank and 3 m in length in the middle. The approximately 2.5 m wide bridge was built in such a way that a loaded pack horse could cross it safely.
Before the construction of the now-derelict Teignhead Farm in 1780, a peat path ran from the peat pits in the North Moor to the Teigncombe Farm grounds before turning off to Chagford. As the farm and bridge were built, traffic increased and the five-mile stretch from Teignhead Farm to Teigncombe Gate became known as Teignhead Road. Downstream is the Teign-e-ver Clapper Bridge.
The bridge has been listed as a Grade II structure by Historic England since 1987 .
literature
- John Stuart: The clapper bridges of Dartmoor. And some myths and tall tales of the moor , Orchard Publications, Chudleigh 2012, ISBN 9781898964919 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Teignhead Clapper . Description, accessed October 29, 2019
- ↑ Teignhead Farm clapper bridge . Brief description, accessed October 29, 2019
- ↑ Teignhead clapper bridge. Historic England , accessed October 29, 2019 .
Web links
- Description (English)
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 38.5 " N , 3 ° 55 ′ 32.9" W.