Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Hafod Arthen
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
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.
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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 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.