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Bank House Bridge, Wycoller

England
List entry 1005104
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005104
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SD 93591 38906
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bank House Bridge at Wycoller is a stone bridge of medieval or early post-medieval date crossing Wycoller Beck in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire. The bridge's construction reflects the importance of this crossing point in the local landscape, serving as a routeway through the steep-sided valley. Its masonry construction and design are characteristic of bridges built to facilitate movement across the beck during the medieval period and beyond. The structure remains a significant element of Wycoller's built heritage, contributing to the archaeological and architectural character of this historic settlement.

Bank House Bridge, Wycoller is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005104. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bank House Bridge, Wycoller?

Bank House Bridge at Wycoller is a stone bridge of medieval or early post-medieval date crossing Wycoller Beck in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005104.

Who is responsible for protecting Bank House Bridge, Wycoller?

Bank House Bridge, Wycoller is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005104.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bank House Bridge, Wycoller?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small stone circle on Delf Hill (6.3 km), Bowl barrow 155m east of Beadle Hill (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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.
LiDAR
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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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Small stone circle on Delf Hill
6.3 km
Bowl barrow 155m east of Beadle Hill
6.5 km
Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill
6.5 km
Beadle Hill Romano-British farmstead
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 90m east of Twist Castle
6.9 km
Twist Castle Romano-British farmstead
7 km
Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones
7.7 km
Bowl barrow on Hameldon Pasture
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bank House Bridge, Wycoller

Bank House Bridge, Wycoller stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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