Ancient clapper bridge
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Ancient clapper bridge
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The 'legendary' Postbridge Clapper is ikely to be one of the top tourist stops on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. The term 'clapper bridge' is a term used on Dartmoor for a bridge which has one or more flat slabs of stones which rest on stone piers and thus spans a river or stream. It is possible that the bridge dates back as early as the 1300's. The actual bridge consists two central posts (piers) upon which is laid a single slab of granite from each bank and two smaller slabs in the middle. The four slabs of granite span a length of 42ft 6" (12.95m) and at the widest point measure 9ft (2.7m) It has been estimated that the two side slabs weigh anything between 6.5 and 8 tons each with the two central sections coming in at around 2 tons apiece.
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November 22nd, 2013
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Comments (4)
Bill OConnor
Shirley --! Outstanding! To think that hundreds of years ago, this was "the bridge."
Shirley Mitchell replied:
Thank you Bill, it was incredible to think people walked here centuries ago, and to walk on the same spot!!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent capture, Shirley!!! Love this old stone bridge in this fabulous landscape! L/F
Debbie Portwood
What a beautiful scene! LOVE the old stone bridge!! Amazing it is still in use after so long! I think it is so wonderful to keep the old things in good repair, they are a part of history that can never be replaced! f/love!! :D