Description and History of Site:-

A substantially complete single arch medieval stone bridge.Built, probably in the 13th century, on an important route to and from from Fountains Abbey. It became redundant following the dissolution of Fountains Abbey in 1539 and now lies abandoned in dense woodland in the valley of Pickering Gill. Currently (2017) on the Heritage-at-Risk register.

Further Reading and References:-

See Moorhouse S, Medieval Yorkshire: a Rural Landscape for the future page 196, in Manby, TG, Moorhouse S and Ottaway P, The Archaeology of Yorkshire . An assessment at the beginning of the 21st century. Yorkshire Archaeology Society, Occasional Paper, No 3, 2003

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Key Words :- single arch medieval stone bridge

Viewing the Site :- Visible, but with difficulty due to the amount of undergrowth.

Address :- Sawley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 23838 66468
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.093567 , Long -1.637022
Local Authority :- Harrogate Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1004202,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- C13 -
Contributor :- John Suter - 26 October 2016

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