Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Swine Bridge
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llantwit Major, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 10 September 1982.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- Llantwit Major
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llantwit Major
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.40938, -3.48806
- Cadw reference
- 13283
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 180m north of the Church of St. Illtud and just to the south of Swimbridge Farmhouse.
History
C18 to C19.
Exterior
The Swine Bridge over the Ogney Brook has a shallow segmental arch with stone voussoirs and parapet walls of stone rubble, the parapet wall on NE side common with SW garden wall to Swimbridge Farm.
Reason for designation
Included as a small historic bridge in an exceptional context.
Nearby in the register
- Swimbridge Farmhouse with attached garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walls to Garden to West Farm on south-east side of West StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Front Garden Wall to West FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hill CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.