Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llanstinian Bridge (partly in Trecwn)
Scleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1988
- Locality
- Scleddau
- Community
- Scleddau
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95904, -4.99230
- Cadw reference
- 13049
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated carrying a minor road from A40 in Llanstinan to E over Afon Cleddau.
History
Dating from pre-1602 (marked on George Owen map) and pre-dating the turnpike road system (c1800). Upper part extensively rebuilt 1988.
Exterior
Unaltered very narrow bridge of primitive construction with slightly corbelled drystone abutments. longer stones used for original nine lintels over centre of arch. Original bridge is now some 1.5 m below the raised roadway with modern facing stones and on-edge slate coping to parapet.
Reason for designation
Extremely rare example of ancient bridge building technology. One other recorded on Ffordd at Bedd Morris, Newport, Pembrokeshire.
Nearby in the register
- Capel SionReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Castell Pant-y-PhillipEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Ciliauwen LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers, walls and gates at Ciliauwen LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.