Pont y Penyd

St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 March 1963.

The record

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Bridge over River Alun, situated N of Cathedral Close where road down from Quickwell Hill joins road from Pen Rhiw to Cathedral Close.

Uncertain date, probably rebuilt in C19 but associated with traditional pilgrims' route to the shrine of St David.

Rubble stone single arch bridge with low rubble parapets and long curving abutments. A blocked second arch in N side to left.

The pilgrims' approach is said to have been the (now) grassed path approaching from NE called Feidr Dwyll.

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0