Tarr Steps a medieval clapper bridge across the River Barle near Withypool Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England.


Tarr Steps is a 17 span clapper bridge (a bridge made of unmortared stone slabs), the longest of its kind in Britain. It was first mentioned in Tudor times but may be much older. The river has silted up over the last century and often now comes over the stones in times of flood. The bridge has had to be repaired several times as stones of up to two tonnes have been washed up to 50 metres downstream.


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Location: Tarr Steps, Exmoore National Park, Somerset, England
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