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Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm is a medieval or early post-medieval stone bridge located in Somerset. The structure served the important function of facilitating the movement of goods across difficult terrain during a period when pack animals were the primary means of transporting merchandise along established trade routes. Such bridges typically feature a characteristically narrow carriageway with a steep arch, designed to accommodate the passage of laden pack horses rather than wheeled vehicles. The precise dating of this example remains dependent on architectural analysis and historical records associated with the site.
Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021124. View the official record →
Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm is a medieval or early post-medieval stone bridge located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021124.
Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm 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 1021124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north (5.5 km), Brewer's Castle (5.6 km), Lock up 60m south-east of the Church of St Mary (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm'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.
Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.