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Ulshaw Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England, that crosses a tributary watercourse in the Pennine landscape. The structure dates to the medieval period and exemplifies the stone bridge construction typical of northern English crossings built to facilitate trade and communication across difficult terrain. The bridge survives as a modest but substantial work of medieval engineering, retaining its original arched stonework and demonstrating the building techniques employed in the region during the medieval centuries. Such bridges were essential infrastructure for rural Yorkshire, enabling passage over watercourses whilst showcasing the investment of local landholders or monastic institutions in maintaining communication networks across the upland areas.
Ulshaw Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021078. View the official record →
Ulshaw Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England, that crosses a tributary watercourse in the Pennine landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021078.
Ulshaw 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 1021078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleham market cross (1.8 km), Middleham Castle: twelfth century tower, keep, castle and fourteenth century concentric castle. (1.9 km), The Swine Cross (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ulshaw 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.
Ulshaw Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.