Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont y Ddol (partly in Llannefydd community)
Cefnmeiriadog, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 10 June 1952
- Locality
- Pont y Ddol
- Community
- Cefnmeiriadog
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24042, -3.52065
- Cadw reference
- 156
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the river Elwy at the south-western edge of the community and carrying an unclassified road running S in the direction of Llannefydd.
Exterior
Long, narrow road bridge approximately 40m in length and of two irregular spans; probably late C18. Of local limestone rubble construction with dressed voussoirs to segmental arches, that to the N very wide, the other a flood arch; between the two are large irregular cutwaters to both sides. The carriageway rises to a pronounced hump in the centre of the main arch; low slab-parapets with C20 metal railings to the arch sections, with stepped up rubble parapets to the remainder. Splayed approaches, those to the N extending some 6m to the R and 25m in a slab-coped rubble wall to the L.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a large C18 vernacular road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Pont-y-ddol (partly in Cefnmeiriadog community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Ty UchaDomesticunder 1 mi
- DdolDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-GaerDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.