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Medieval · Bridge

Bangor Bridge

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL017
Period
Medieval
Site type
Bridge
Broad class
Transport
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bangor Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Flintshire, Wales, which crossed a watercourse in the region. The structure represents an important example of medieval transport infrastructure in North Wales, reflecting the period's engineering approaches to river crossing and connectivity. The bridge's construction and design characteristics are consistent with medieval Welsh bridge building practices, though detailed archaeological or historical documentation specific to this monument remains limited in the readily accessible scholarly record. The site's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reflects its recognized significance as a heritage asset within the medieval landscape of Flintshire.

Bangor Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL017. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bangor Bridge?

Bangor Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Flintshire, Wales, which crossed a watercourse in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL017.

What period does Bangor Bridge date from?

Bangor Bridge dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Bangor Bridge?

Bangor Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is FL017.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bangor Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sutton Green round barrow (3.6 km), Halghton Lodge Moated Site (3.7 km), Eyton Old Hall Moat (4.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bangor Bridge

Bangor Bridge stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.