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Older Bridge

This is a small granite clapper bridge spanning the Devonport Leat, as it runs from Nuns Cross towards Burrator Reservoir. It sits on a corner as the leat twists, in a place called Drivage Bottom and was likely built around same time as the leat itself in the 1790s.

Older Bridge, the Devonport Leat running under it and Drivage Bottom beyond

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