Thurs Gill Slate slab, Hawkshead, Cumbria
N 54° 22.986 W 003° 00.421
30U E 499544 N 6026146
Simply a huge slab of local slate across a small stream, Thurs Gill. North West of Hawkshead between fields.
Waymark Code: WM1YJ4
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/04/2007
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This slab of slate measures over 3 metres long, and around 1 metre wide. Take the public footpath from OAK APPLE BARN (
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A clapper bridge is an ancient form of bridge found on the moors of Devon (Dartmoor and Exmoor) and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom including Snowdonia and Anglesey. It is formed by large flat slabs of granite or schist supported on stone piers (across rivers), or resting on the banks of streams. According to the Dartmoor National Park, the word 'clapper' derives from an Anglo-Saxon word, 'cleaca', meaning 'bridging the stepping stones'. Wikipedia (
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Park where Thurs Gill crosses Skinner How Lane.