Postbridge Clapper Bridge 1 in Dartmoor
by Shirley Mitchell
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Postbridge Clapper Bridge 1 in Dartmoor
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The 'legendary' Postbridge Clapper is likely 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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January 14th, 2016
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Comments (6)
Lesley Evered
I really love this bridge....voted for in the contest A BRIDGE OVER WATER IN DEVON OR CORNWALL - UK in the group Devon and Cornwall In The Southwest Of England group
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Shirley – your "Trail Bridges" scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.