Monument record MDR8053 - Kid-weir, Dove Bridge, Doveridge
Type and Period (2)
- REVETMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOD DEFENCES (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
In December 1996, as part of the construction of a new road bridge at Dove Bridge, two coffer-dams were created in the alluvium immediately east of the river. The surviving tops of wooden posts were observed protruding from the alluvium within the coffer-dams. Further timber posts with cut ends were observed amongst the spoil. A number of timber posts and brushwood piling were recorded, analysed and dendrochronologically dated. Nineteen in situ piles and 26 ex situ piles or fragments were examined, with a total of 21 being selected for dendrochronology. All were of oak and generally provided a felling date of around 1608-1610. The layout of the piles suggests they were a bank revetment, perhaps placed to repair a wash-out of the river bank caused by severe flooding. The structural evidence seems to fit the method of construction typical of post-medieval river bank revetments and sea defences. These barriers, using poles with peg holes near their upper end supporting horizontal brushwood, are known as 'brush-weirs' or 'kid-weirs'. Other kid-weirs are known from the Trent Valley, dating from the 13th century (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR18985 Article in serial: Southgate, M (TPAT) et al. 1999. 'A seventeenth-century kid-weir at Dove Bridge, Derbyshire', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol 119, pp 261-272.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 10629 34419 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOVERIDGE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1666
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Record last edited
Sep 3 2015 10:25AM