Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBaysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm

Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm

England
List entry 1021020
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021020
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 62041 06775
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Baysdale Abbey Bridge is a stone structure located in North Yorkshire, approximately 460 metres east of Baysdale Farm. The bridge dates from the medieval period and served the Baysdale Abbey complex, a Cistercian priory established in the twelfth century in the North York Moors. The surviving masonry demonstrates typical medieval construction techniques and remains an important physical remnant of the monastic landscape that once characterised this remote valley. As a scheduled monument, it represents valuable evidence of the infrastructure and settlement patterns associated with one of Yorkshire's religious houses.

Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021020. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm?

Baysdale Abbey Bridge is a stone structure located in North Yorkshire, approximately 460 metres east of Baysdale Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021020.

Who is responsible for protecting Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm?

Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm 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 1021020.

What other scheduled monuments are near Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole (8.5 km), One of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 740m north east of Toad Hole (8.6 km), Southern pair of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 765m north east of Toad Hole (8.7 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.
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
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm

Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm

CatterickRoman town · ~25 miles