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Photographer: © Stephen (Gallery)(2nd June 2013)
Clapper Bridge
The Postbridge Clapper Bridge can be found at Postbridge, on Dartmoor. Its slabs are over four metres (13 feet long) two metres (6ft 6 inches wide) and weigh over eight tons each, making the bridge passable to a small cart. It was first recorded in 1380 and was built to facilitate the transportation of Dartmoor tin by pack horses to the stannary town of Tavistock.
More pictures of Postbridge by Stephen...This picture also appears in the following picture tour:
Packhorse Bridges in England
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Comment by rustyruth(2nd June 2013)
Lovely picture of the old bridge Stephen.
Comment by Bernd Fischer(2nd June 2013)
Looks like it needs some guts to cross that bridge .
Comment by Pat Trout
(2nd June 2013)
Lovely Pics Stephen, we park in the car parks for our walks on Dartmoor.
Comment by Josh Stretton(3rd June 2013)
Nice pic,nice set
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