Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Penarthur
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penarthur, St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 28 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Locality
- Penarthur
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89105, -5.26915
- Cadw reference
- 12675
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on B4583 Whitesands road, some 800m NW of junction with Llanrhian road. Also known as Pont y Rhyd.
Exterior
Later C19 road bridge over River Alun in square rubble stone with slightly ramped parapet coped with vertically-set stones. Single elliptical arch with cut stone voussoirs and a small flat-headed opening to west. Cut waters with stone flagged tops to upstream side.
Nearby in the register
- Pen-RhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
- TrehenlliwDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont y PenydTransportunder 1 mi
- The CanonryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.