The clapper bridge, a series of thin stone slabs supported on rock piers, receives its name from the Medieval Latin word “clapus,” meaning pile of stones. These pre-historic structures found in Devon, ...
Before and after - the old slate 'clapper' bridge was washed away in storms A new bridge across a Snowdonia mountain brook is "ugly over-engineered lumps of concrete and steel", a conservation group ...
14:54, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 Updated: 14:58, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 A set of stone steps “built by the devil” is thought to be the oldest bridge in the UK. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The ancient ...