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Wycoller packhorse bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire, spanning Wycoller Beck. The bridge dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents a characteristic example of the simple, functional design typical of packhorse bridges built to facilitate the movement of goods across difficult terrain during the medieval and early modern periods. Constructed of stone with a single narrow arch, the bridge features the distinctive low parapets or lack thereof that allowed laden pack animals to cross safely without obstruction. The bridge remains substantially intact and is an important archaeological survival that illustrates the commercial infrastructure of the Pennine region during this period.
Wycoller packhorse bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005098. View the official record →
Wycoller packhorse bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire, spanning Wycoller Beck. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005098.
Wycoller 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 1005098.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small stone circle on Delf Hill (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 155m east of Beadle Hill (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wycoller packhorse 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.
Wycoller packhorse bridge stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.