Clapper Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1967. Bridge.
Clapper Bridge
- WRENN ID
- salt-copper-gorse
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1967
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Clapper Bridge, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 648 788
- Coordinates
- 50.59412, -3.91119
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clapper Bridge over the East Dart River is a structure that likely dates back to the 13th century, although it may have undergone more recent repairs. It features roughly shaped blocks of granite forming the piers, along with three rough granite lintels. This three-span bridge is part of one of the medieval routes that connected Exeter to Tavistock across the moor. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, number 406.
Local climate
Clapper Bridge receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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