Clapper bridges in Cheshire
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Clapper bridges in Cheshire
Image: © Peter Turner Taken: 23 Feb 2012
Revetments of local stone have been created to narrow the flow of the brooks and allow slabs of the local sandstone to bridge the gap. The broader one over the Mellow Brook seems designed to be used by beasts and carts. Their age must surely be speculation.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.30244
Longitude
-2.066435