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6
Oct
2010
Pack Horse Bridges
Filed under: Pack Horse BridgesWhat is a pack horse bridge? The simple answer is that it is a bridge that was built so that pack horses and their loads could cross an obstruction which was virtually always a river or fast flowing stream. Pack horse bridges had certain characteristics which separated them from other bridges - a genuine pack [...]
28
Jul
2010
The Pack Horse Bridges of Marske
Filed under: Pack Horse BridgesA 9 or 13 mile walk around Marske in North Yorkshire, taking in woodland and riverside walking and old lead mining sites.
20
Nov
2009
Gainford to Headlam
Filed under: Pack Horse BridgesApprox. Distance: 11 miles Start: Lord Nelson Pub, Gainford (GR NY 173168) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map: OS Explorer 304 – Darlington and Richmond This walk commences at Gainford which we will see later in greater detail as we walk throught the village. We leave the village to the east up [...]