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Kerne Bridge is a stone arch bridge crossing the River Wye in Herefordshire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents significant infrastructure development in the region's river crossing points. Its construction reflects the importance of communication routes along the Wye valley and the local economy dependent on bridge traffic for trade and movement of goods. The structure survives as evidence of medieval engineering and hydraulic infrastructure in the Welsh borderlands.
Kerne Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005534. View the official record →
Kerne Bridge is a stone arch bridge crossing the River Wye in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005534.
Kerne 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 1005534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merlin's Cave, Great Doward (4.7 km), King Arthur's Cave, Great Doward (5.1 km), Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kerne 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.
Kerne Bridge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.