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Pack Horse Bridge

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hope, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1111 / 53°6'40"N

Longitude: -3.038 / 3°2'16"W

OS Eastings: 330613

OS Northings: 357610

OS Grid: SJ306576

Mapcode National: GBR 74.80JJ

Mapcode Global: WH88R.92K7

Plus Code: 9C5R4X66+FQ

Entry Name: Pack Horse Bridge

Listing Date: 2 July 1962

Last Amended: 6 May 1998

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 30

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge

ID on this website: 300000030

Location: Spanning the River Alyn in the centre of Caergwrle village, at the end of Fellows Lane.

County: Flintshire

Community: Hope (Yr Hob)

Community: Hope

Locality: Caergwrle

Built-Up Area: Hope

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Bridge Packhorse bridge

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History

Vernacular packhorse bridge of probable medieval origin (given this river crossing's proximity to Caergwrle Castle), though extended and altered in the C17 and later.

Exterior

Narrow packhorse bridge approximately 50m long; of sandstone and freestone rubble with low parapets (C18 or C19 replacements) with curved sandstone capping stones. The bridge spans the river in two places with an irregular central island. There are four crude segmental arches in all with three sets of surviving triangular cutwaters, two retaining parapetted refuges. A plain late C19 gate on the upstream side gives access to the island; irregular masonry to the lower bridge walls in this section.

Reasons for Listing

Listed Grade II* as a fine and unusually long sub-medieval packhorse bridge with probable medieval origins.

Scheduled Ancient Monument FL133.

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