TARR STEPS

Another glorious day. We made our way to Exmoor National Park and Tarr steps.
Tarr steps is a clapper bridge, an ancient form of bridge. It is made by large flat stones being supported on stone pillars. The large stone slabs weigh up to 1- 2 tons each. It is not really known when Tarr steps was built, it could date to around 1000 BC but the 17th century is more likely.
We walked up one side of the river, crossing a bridge further up stream then walked back along the other side and crossed over Tarr steps to return to the side we started on.

We then went to Dunkery Beacon which is the highest point on Exmoor. It was quite a steep walk up but worth it for the views (although slightly misty!) It was actually harder walking down than it was up!
We arrived back at our cottage early evening really tired after another full day of walking.