This packhorse bridge has three arches and the two central piers are surrounded by triangular cutwaters extending upwards to form pedestrian refuges, and is a Grade II* listed building.

Fingle is derived from the old English "fang", meaning to catch, a reference to the suitability of the stretch of river for fishing.

[2] The bridge sits in the base of the deep Teign Gorge, between the ancient hillforts of Prestonbury Castle 130 metres (430 ft)[3] above the river to the north and Cranbrook Castle 230 metres (750 ft)[3] above to the south,[4] and the bridge is built on the historic crossing point between the two.

[6] During May 1903, Bertram Fletcher Robinson had a short story titled The Battle of Fingle's Bridge published in Pearson's Magazine (Vol.

All these people are only six inches tall and are dressed in medieval garb and armour and have miniature horses and weapons.