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Barnard Castle Bridge

England
List entry 1002353
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002353
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 04805 16388
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barnard Castle Bridge is a medieval bridge spanning the River Tees at Barnard Castle in County Durham, dating from the 12th century. The structure was built to facilitate crossing of the river in proximity to Barnard Castle itself, the Norman fortress that dominates the settlement. The bridge survives as a notable example of medieval masonry construction, comprising stone arches that reflect the engineering practices of the medieval period. Its construction and maintenance were integral to the development of Barnard Castle as a significant settlement in medieval County Durham, serving both defensive and commercial functions for the lordship centred on the castle.

Barnard Castle Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002353. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barnard Castle Bridge?

Barnard Castle Bridge is a medieval bridge spanning the River Tees at Barnard Castle in County Durham, dating from the 12th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002353.

Who is responsible for protecting Barnard Castle Bridge?

Barnard Castle Bridge 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 1002353.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barnard Castle Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (7.8 km), A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (7.8 km), A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate (7.8 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
7.8 km
A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
7.8 km
A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate
7.8 km
Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
8 km
Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor
8.2 km
A carved rock within a large enclosure, 800m north east of Badger Way Stoop, Barningham Moor
8.3 km
Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
8.6 km
Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham Moor
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barnard Castle Bridge

Barnard Castle Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Barnard Castle Bridge

CatterickRoman town · ~15.3 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Startforth, Yorkshire →
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