Description and History of Site:-
Listed II* and Scheduled Ancient Monument. C17 or C18. Single span stone arched packhorse bridge over Haigh Clough. On the main pack-horse route from the Colne Valley over Close Moss towards Rochdale.
Further Reading and References:-Thompson, W J (ed). A brief guide to the industrial heritage of West Yorkshire. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1989.
Hinchliffe, E. A guide to the packhorse bridges of England. Cicerone, c1994, p96.
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Key Words :- packhorse bridge river
Viewing the Site :- On public footpath
Address :- Eastergate, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 6NG
Grid Ref :- SE 02874 12100
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.605454 , Long -1.958039
Local Authority :- Kirklees Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1276561,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Record Date :- 5 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 02874 12100
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.605454 , Long -1.958039
Local Authority :- Kirklees Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1276561,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Record Date :- 5 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson