Ashness Bridge

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Ashness Bridge

Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road (B5289) to Watendlath, in the English Lake District, Cumbria. [1] [2]

The bridge is at grid reference NY270196 , and is known for being a fine viewpoint across Borrowdale towards Skiddaw, including views of Derwent Water nearby. [3]

It or its predecessor may have been a packhorse bridge [3] conveying packhorse traffic from Watendlath to Keswick. [4]

Near the bridge is a small cairn to Bob Graham, who ran a round of 42 Lakeland peaks in 1932 in under 24 hours, a record which was not equalled for 28 years.[ citation needed ]

The Derwent and Bassenthwaite waters from Ashness Bridge. Ashness Bridge Waters.jpg
The Derwent and Bassenthwaite waters from Ashness Bridge.

The area is owned by the National Trust. [3]

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References

  1. "Ashness Bridge and Surprise View". Visit Keswick. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. "Surprise View and Ashness Bridge". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ashness Bridge, wildlife and a surprise view!". UK: National Trust . Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). A Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Milnrow, Cumbria: Cicerone Press. p. 35. ISBN   1-85284-143-5.
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