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DUC #783 - ORIGINAL - TUN BRIDGE

Original image for Down Under Challenge - Tun Bridge

 

This is an excellent example of a 15th century bridge, note the three pointed arches. Look out for the stone trough on the left−hand side. When the village was infected with smallpox villages left money in this trough to pay farmers who brought food to the bridge. The trough was filled with vinegar in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease.

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Uploaded on May 29, 2014
Taken on May 23, 2014