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The bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall is a structure of medieval origin located in Yorkshire, England. The gateway represents defensive architecture typical of the medieval period, whilst the associated bridge provided essential crossing and access control to the hall complex. These structures form part of the wider heritage landscape of Walton Hall, which developed as a significant residential and defensive site during the medieval period. The survival of both gateway and bridge elements provides evidence of the medieval organisation and fortification of this Yorkshire estate.
Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005791. View the official record →
The bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall is a structure of medieval origin located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005791.
Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall 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 1005791.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall (3.2 km), Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle (3.2 km), Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.