Wooden Bridge (Berwick upon Tweed)
[NT 995527] Wooden Bridge [LB] (Site of) [TI]. (1)
Wooden bridges at Berwick have been mentioned at various times from 1199 to 1610 and one is alleged to have stood 'about 70 or 80 yards above the present stone bridge' [Berwick Bridge]. (2)
In 1927 some timbers were exposed at low tide which were thought to have been part of this bridge. No visible remains. (3)
A 16th century map shows a bridge extending from NT 99445272 to NT 99685283, on an alignment coinciding with the find spot of the timbers, the position of which, at NT 99485273, has been deduced from contemporary photographs. (4)
No further information. (5)
Photographs published in the Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club 26, 1927 show timbers in the river at approximately NT 99515276. Examination of the river during low tides in May 2021 discovered timbers in a small scoured channel; they appear to be closely aligned with those on the 1920s photos, which were claimed to be part of the medieval timber bridge. Alternatively, they could be remains of a jetty, salmon netting station, fording point or tidal mill. (6)
Wooden bridges at Berwick have been mentioned at various times from 1199 to 1610 and one is alleged to have stood 'about 70 or 80 yards above the present stone bridge' [Berwick Bridge]. (2)
In 1927 some timbers were exposed at low tide which were thought to have been part of this bridge. No visible remains. (3)
A 16th century map shows a bridge extending from NT 99445272 to NT 99685283, on an alignment coinciding with the find spot of the timbers, the position of which, at NT 99485273, has been deduced from contemporary photographs. (4)
No further information. (5)
Photographs published in the Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club 26, 1927 show timbers in the river at approximately NT 99515276. Examination of the river during low tides in May 2021 discovered timbers in a small scoured channel; they appear to be closely aligned with those on the 1920s photos, which were claimed to be part of the medieval timber bridge. Alternatively, they could be remains of a jetty, salmon netting station, fording point or tidal mill. (6)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; E C Waight
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Berwick Bridge ; Border Archaeological Society
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; E C Waight
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Berwick Bridge ; Border Archaeological Society
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