Editing Clapper bridge (section)

==Examples==
[[File:Postbridge Clapper Bridge 2005-07-21.jpg|thumb|left|The clapper bridge at Postbridge]] 
A fine example, the Postbridge Clapper Bridge, can be found at [[Postbridge, Devon|Postbridge]], on Dartmoor. Its slabs are over {{convert|4|m}} long, {{convert|2|m}} wide and weigh over {{convert|8|MT}} each, making the bridge passable to a small cart. It was first recorded in 1380 and was built to facilitate the transportation of [[Dartmoor tin-mining|Dartmoor tin]] by [[pack horse]]s to the [[stannary]] town of [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]].

Other surviving examples include the [[Tarr Steps]] over the [[River Barle]] in Exmoor, and [[Stara Bridge]] over the [[River Lynher]] in east [[Cornwall]].

[[File:Wycoller clapper bridge.jpg|thumb|Clapper bridge at Wycoller, Pendle, East Lancashire]]
Some larger clapper bridges, such as at [[Dartmeet]] and [[Bellever]], have collapsed – their slabs swept away by floods, or raided for building or wall construction - and have since been rebuilt. However, there are many other smaller examples in existence on Dartmoor and still in use, such as those at Teignhead Farm (close to [[Grey Wethers]] stone circles), Scorhill and across the Wallabrook stream.

While the term "clapper bridge" is typically associated with the United Kingdom, other "clapper-style" bridges exist throughout the world. One example is the [[Anping Bridge]] in China, being over two kilometres long and one in [[Louisburgh, County Mayo]] in Ireland.
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