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.

The ancient Tarr Steps is a clapper bridge across the River Barle in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, dating back to 1000BC. Each of the 'steps' weighs up to two tons and according to local legend ...

Damage to the 50m (164ft) Grade I-listed bridge due to flooding is not unusual. The steps were damaged in 2017 and last washed away in 2016, and prior to that in 2012. Repair works after the 2012 ...

One of my favourite spots on Exmoor National Park is the Tarr Steps, an ancient clapper bridge surrounded by the beautiful wooded valley of the River Barle and fringed by verdant grassy heath that the ...