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Drigg Holme packhorse bridge is a stone bridge located in Cumberland, England, serving as evidence of medieval and early modern trade routes across the region. The structure dates from the medieval period and was designed to accommodate the passage of packhorses carrying goods across otherwise difficult terrain, reflecting the importance of overland commerce in this area prior to the development of modern roads. Constructed from stone in a characteristically modest form suited to pack animal traffic rather than wheeled vehicles, the bridge exemplifies the infrastructure that supported the wool trade and other mercantile activities across northern England. Its survival to the present day provides valuable insight into the practical engineering solutions employed during the medieval and early post-medieval periods.
Drigg Holme packhorse bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007107. View the official record →
Drigg Holme packhorse bridge is a stone bridge located in Cumberland, England, serving as evidence of medieval and early modern trade routes across the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007107.
Drigg Holme packhorse 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 1007107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High cross shaft in St John's churchyard (4.3 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system on Stainton Fell, 760m NNE of Stainton (6.8 km), Prehistoric enclosure south of The Intake, 920m south east of Stainton (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Drigg Holme packhorse 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.
Drigg Holme packhorse bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.