Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
30
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/07/1962
Date of Amendment
06/05/1998
Name of Property
Pack Horse Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Hope
Town
Locality
Caergwrle
Easting
330613
Northing
357610
Street Side
Location
Spanning the River Alyn in the centre of Caergwrle village, at the end of Fellows Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
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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