Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge is a small town in North Yorkshire, England, just 13 mile north west of York. A line of three standing stones, known as "The Devil's Arrows" are located on the outskirts of the town. They stand on an close North - South alignment and are believed to date from the Bronze Age, quarried from the nearby millstone grit quarry of Plumpton. There were originally at least four stones, one of which is known to have been broken up and was eventually used in the building of Peg Bridge, which crosses the river Tutt near the town.

The town of Boroughbridge was an important stage, in the days of the stagecoach, due to its position on the Great North Road half way between London and Edinburgh, and the town is rich in historical interest, as it was here that in 1322, the Battle of Boroughbridge took place where King Edward II overpowered Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. This victory was the final diserpation of the rebels against the king following the Despenser War of 1320-1321.

The local area is also home to the village of Aldborough, which was once the site of a Roman town named Isurium Brigantum. Isurium appears to have had substantial buildings from an early period. Stone walls and gates were added by the mid-3rd century and the town grew over the next hundred years, to include elaborate private homes with fine decorative mosaic floors. There is a small museum dedicated to the site.