Kilgram Bridge

Kilgram Bridge is a crossing point across the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England.

Kilgram bridge is traditionally associated as being at the eastern and lower end of Wensleydale and is now a scheduled monument.

Kilgram Bridge is 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Middleham, and the site has been known as crossing point over the River Ure since Roman times.

[11] A cattle plague during the middle of the 18th century resulted in the bridge being watched by one man during the day and two men at night, to make sure farmers did not move their herds around.

When the bridge was complete, a local shepherd swam across and on reaching the other side, whistled for his dog (named Grim), who on crossing was killed by the devil (hence Kil-Grim).

The old Roman paved ford that crosses at the same point can be seen underneath the bridge in times of low river flow.