Pennine Way: www.ThePennineWay.org.uk

johndaly, on February 1, 2008, said:

Find out more at http://www.penineway.org.uk

tobius, on December 2, 2008, said:

This is called aClapper bridge

johndaly, on December 2, 2008, said:

Hi Tobius Thanks for the comment. Any idea why it has that name?

tobius, on December 2, 2008, said:

Hi John,A clapper bridge is just a simple structure.It was used by lead miners.

bobthegas, on April 25, said:

Most surviving clapper bridges only date to the medieval period. The term “clapper” comes from the Anglo-Saxon cleaca, “to bridge stepping stones,” which provides some hints into the origins of the clapper bridge.