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Base of Suspension Bridge

Sheepstor, Tavistock, Devon

Grid ref: SX 5522 6811 Find this on the Map Reference Finder

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Main image: Burrator Reservoir suspension bridge - 40 metres from location - image by Guy Wareham (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

High on Dartmoor's exposed terrain stand the substantial stone bases of what was once an ambitious Victorian suspension bridge.

  • Period: Victorian
  • Grid reference: SX 5522 6811 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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