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Rothbury Bridge is a stone bridge spanning the River Coquet at Rothbury in Northumberland. The structure dates from the medieval period, though it has undergone substantial repair and reconstruction over the centuries. The bridge exhibits typical medieval masonry construction with stone arches, reflecting the engineering practices of its era. As a crossing point of strategic importance in the landscape, it represents the historical development of communication routes and settlement patterns in the North East of England.
Rothbury Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006575. View the official record →
Rothbury Bridge is a stone bridge spanning the River Coquet at Rothbury in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006575.
Rothbury 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 1006575.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae (1.6 km), Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort, Romano-British settlements, field system, cairnfield, cross dyke, round cairn cemetery, rock art and medieval park pale (2.3 km), Round cairn on Garleigh Hill, 790m north east of Lordenshaw (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rothbury 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.
Rothbury Bridge stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.