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Horse Bridge

England
List entry 1020813
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020813
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
SX 40006 74874
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Horse Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Cornwall, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents a significant example of early bridge engineering in the county. Built to carry traffic across a river or stream, the bridge exhibits the characteristic solid masonry construction typical of medieval crossing points. Its survival to the present day makes it an important record of medieval communication networks and the development of transport infrastructure in Cornwall.

Horse Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020813. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Horse Bridge?

Horse Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020813.

Who is responsible for protecting Horse Bridge?

Horse 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 1020813.

What other scheduled monuments are near Horse Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow (4.3 km), Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm (6.2 km), Round at Berry Farm (6.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Horse Bridge

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow
4.3 km
Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm
6.2 km
Round at Berry Farm
6.2 km
Medieval churchyard cross in Callington churchyard
6.7 km
Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill
6.7 km
Henge 315m north west of Westcott
7 km
Westcott Cross, 480m south east of Westcott Lodge
7.3 km
Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Horse Bridge

Horse Bridge stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Horse Bridge

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~15.8 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~19.4 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.7 miles
Domesday entry for Sydenham, Devon →
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