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Monk's Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 320 metres south-east of Farthwaite in Cumberland, England. The bridge is a stone structure of medieval date, constructed to facilitate crossing of the watercourse in this rural area. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its historical importance to the local landscape and infrastructure of the medieval period. The bridge represents a significant example of medieval engineering and continues to survive as evidence of communication and transportation networks in northern England during the medieval era.
Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016552. View the official record →
Monk's Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 320 metres south-east of Farthwaite in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016552.
Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite 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 1016552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tongue How prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, cemetery and cairnfield, Romano-British farmstead, shieling and lynchets (0.9 km), Town Bank prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, ring cairn and cairnfield (2.4 km), Monks Graves prehistoric cairn cemetery, cairnfields, field system, funerary cairns and a ring cairn on Stockdale Moor (3.4 km).
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