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Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck is a medieval stone bridge crossing Cawdale Beck in Westmorland. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents the type of practical river crossing infrastructure that served local communities and traffic routes through the Westmorland landscape. The bridge demonstrates characteristic stone masonry construction typical of medieval bridge-building traditions in northern England. As a listed ancient monument, it survives as evidence of medieval communications and settlement patterns in the region.
Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007103. View the official record →
Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck is a medieval stone bridge crossing Cawdale Beck in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007103.
Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck 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 1007103.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater (1.8 km), Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge (2.5 km), Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck'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.
Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.