Clapper bridge

Clapper Bridge
Tarr Steps, Exmoor, Somerset, England
Tarr Steps, Exmoor, Somerset, England
AncestorStep-stone bridge
RelatedLog bridge
DescendantArch bridge, trestle bridge
Carriesfootpaths, tracks, roadways
Span rangeShort
MaterialStone
MovableNo
Design effortLow
Falsework requiredNo

A clapper bridge is an ancient form of bridge found on the moors of the English West Country (Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor) and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom including Snowdonia and Anglesey, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and in northern Wester Ross and north-west Sutherland in Scotland.[1][2] It is formed by large flat slabs of stone, often granite or schist. These can be supported on stone piers across rivers, or rest on the banks of streams.

  1. ^ "Achnamara, Clapper Bridge | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "ACHRIESGILL BRIDGE OVER ACHRIESGILL WATER". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 8 June 2022.