The clarity of the River Ancholme in Brigg town centre, opposite Spring's Parade, was quite striking yesterday morning. You could see down towards the bed of the river, which admittedly is not that deep at this point, close to where the original ford (of Glanford fame) used to be prior to the first bridge being built in medieval times.
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Not convinced that the bridge represents the original fording point of the Ancholme in Brigg, Scribs.
It would be more likely to be in a position where the river banks where shallower.
Bridge St & Market Place are on an outcrop of rock - the natural river banks would be likely be steep - not the sort of terrain one would naturally choose when trying to ford a river when there are better choices no too far away.
Bridge St/Market Place were probably sites for a Bronze Age settlement, while animal grazing, farming, boat building and the historic crossing point where around Lidl & Tesco car parks.
Certainly, the known massive, but covered Bronze Age causeway seems to be orientated towards a crossing in the area of Riverside Surgery.....It's exact route and the extent of this causeway has never been fully explored/examined - despite recommendations that it has high potential to be an outstanding archaeological interest.
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