Devils Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1983. A C15 or early C16 Bridge.
Devils Bridge
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-pilaster-smoke
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1983
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Devil's Bridge is a bridge dating from the 15th or early 16th century, constructed of ashlar and dressed stone. It features three triple-chamfered segmental arches, with the smaller arch located at the east end, and four ribs on the soffits. The piers are designed with triangular cutwaters on each side, which rise to canted refuges, and the bridge has canted abutments. A string course runs along the bridge, which includes some waterspouts and a coped parapet. The roadway is approximately 4 meters wide.
On the north side of the south parapet, there is an inscription that reads "CASTERTON KIRK BY LONSDALE" accompanied by arrows. At the south side of the east end, there is a sundial, which consists of a square block on an octagonal shaft with four fillets; the top features roll moulding and an octagonal recess. The lettering on the front appears to read: "N : CONSTABL C : LONSDALE WAR"; "FEARE GOD HONER THE : 1673".
Devil's Bridge once carried the Kendal to Skipton road until it was replaced by Stanley Bridge, located 150 meters to the south, in the 1930s. It is recognized as one of the finest medieval bridges in England and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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