Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite - List Entry

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    "...Despite being traditionally associated with nearby medieval Calder Abbey, Monk's Bridge is thought to have been either constructed or rebuilt in the 17th or 18th centuries. It is, however, a good and relatively rare surviving example of a simple single span packhorse bridge, a type common in the region during the medieval and early post-medieval periods, with the arch high enough above the water level to protect the bridge from rapidly rising flood waters which are a characteristic of rivers draining the Lakeland fells...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016552
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 years, 10 months ago
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