Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Hafod Arthen
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nant Uchaf, Trefriw, Conwy, designated on 30 May 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1996
- Locality
- Nant Uchaf
- Community
- Trefriw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14043, -3.85922
- Cadw reference
- 16948
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Afon Crafnant 0.5km NE of lake Crafnant on the lake road to Trefriw. Also called Pont Nant-Uchaf.
Exterior
Vernacular clapper-built road bridge of C17 or C18 date; boulder-built with large slatestone lintels to 2 flat-arched openings. Uncoped rubble parapets, slightly splayed out at the approaches.
Reason for designation
An early vernacular clapper bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Klondyke Lead MillLead Mineunder 1 mi
- Taliesin MonumentCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Cefn Cyfarwydd CairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Hut Settlement West of Allt GochUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.