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A guide to the bridges of Dartmoor: the clapper bridges of slabs on piers, the packhorse bridges and the turnpike-era road bridges, grouped by river.
Late 18th-century granite road bridge of three arches over the East Dart at Postbridge, built beside the clapper bridge it replaced as the way across.
The 18th-century turnpike bridge over the Walkham on the Tavistock to Princetown road, built beside an ancient ford, with a modern bridge of 1957-8 alongside.
Pridhamsleigh, Ashburton
A roadside milestone marking distances on the old turnpike route near Gage's Mill, likely dating from the 18th or 19th century.
A Dartmoor fact about Cosdon Hill
Dolbeare, Ashburton
A granite milestone marking the turnpike roads that crossed Dartmoor in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Lane End, Tavistock
A roadside milestone marking distance and direction on the open moor, likely dating from the turnpike era.
