Ashness Bridge
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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]
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The area is owned by the National Trust.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ashness Bridge and Surprise View". Visit Keswick. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Surprise View and Ashness Bridge". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ashness Bridge, wildlife and a surprise view!". UK: National Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). A Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Milnrow, Cumbria: Cicerone Press. p. 35. ISBN 1-85284-143-5.
54°34′02″N 3°07′48″W / 54.5672045°N 3.1301167°W