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Close Gate Bridge is a seventeenth-century stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England. The bridge represents vernacular masonry construction typical of the period, featuring characteristic stonework consistent with rural Yorkshire infrastructure of the early modern era. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as a surviving example of period bridge engineering and construction methods in the region.
Close Gate Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005797. View the official record →
Close Gate Bridge is a seventeenth-century stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005797.
Close Gate 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 1005797.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm (4 km), Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth (4.5 km), Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Close Gate Bridge'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.
Close Gate Bridge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.