Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Holt Bridge
Holt, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Holt
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.08329, -2.87999
- SAM number
- DE024
- Cadw record number
- 2924
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a bridge, dating to the medieval or post-medieval period. Holt Bridge is of probable 15th or 16th century date, although there is mention of an earlier bridge on or near this site in a trial of 1368. The bridge is constructed of local red sandstone and has eight segmented arches separated on both sides by prominent pointed cutwaters. The bridge carries a single carriageway, spanning c.84m, and crosses the River Dee. Ancient Monument.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval or post-medieval construction techniques and transportation systems. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Holt BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Gates, Gate-piers and Railings at W entrance to churchyard at Parish Church of St ChadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St ChadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sundial in churchyard at Parish Church of St ChadGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.