The Upper Esk Valley in North Yorkshire and the North York Moors of Northern England

16. The pack horse bridge at Westerdale Village

The packhorse bridge below the village out on the Westerdale-Kildale road, presumably of medieval origin and is approached down a 'sunken' lane when descending from the main village .

Under the 'ribbed' bridge are arches of reinforcing stones.

The worn stones on the bridge, similar to what you find on the stone trods or pannier ways across the moors.

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*  The North York Moors are a relatively unspoilt, if man-made, area of Northern England, with plenty of good walking and many towns and villages for the tourist to visit  *  It has a rich and diverse historic heritage to interest any visitor and when the heather blooms it comes into its own 'God's own County'  *

*  page updated July 22nd 2007  *  EMAIL Phil Brown, images-photographs-pictures © Dr W P Brown  *