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Thorsgill Beck packhorse bridge is a stone bridge of medieval or early post-medieval date located in Yorkshire. The structure comprises a single arch spanning the beck and represents the type of narrow bridge constructed to accommodate packhorses and foot traffic across moorland routes. Such bridges were essential infrastructure for the wool and lead trade networks that traversed the Pennines during the medieval and early modern periods. The bridge's modest but robust construction is characteristic of utilitarian structures built to withstand the demands of commercial traffic in challenging terrain.
Thorsgill Beck packhorse bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005566. View the official record →
Thorsgill Beck packhorse bridge is a stone bridge of medieval or early post-medieval date located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005566.
Thorsgill Beck packhorse 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 1005566.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well (10.3 km), Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (10.6 km), Cup marked stone 490m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (10.6 km).
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