Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Cych
Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Partly in Preseli Pembrokeshire District, Cwm Cych, Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, designated on 2 March 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 2 March 1994
- Locality
- Partly in Preseli Pembrokeshire District
- Town
- Cwm Cych
- Community
- Cenarth
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99710, -4.51354
- Cadw reference
- 14243
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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated over the River Cych, opposite the Fox and Hounds Inn, carrying the minor road to Llanfyrnach.
History
Dated 1737 but more proably rebuilt in the early C19.
Exterior
Rubble stone single arch bridge with stone voussoirs to arch rings and projecting flat string course over the arch. Ramped rubble stone parapet and rubble stone abutments each side. Datestone reads 'This bridge rebuilt by both counties. Is Harries, H Howells, overseers. MDCCXXXVII'.
Reason for designation
Included as the best of the series of similar single arch bridges over the Cych, the others being Pont Glancych, an unnamed bridge by Bridgend, Pont Newydd, Pont Wedwst and Pont Cwmorgan.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Cych (partly in Cenarth community)Transportunder 1 mi
- PenralltcychDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlaspantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower Rear Range at GlaspantDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.