Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge over Cwm Hafod
Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Hafod, Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 1 August 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 1 August 1996
- Locality
- Cwm Hafod
- Community
- Trehafod
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61515, -3.38351
- Cadw reference
- 17128
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated N of Trehafod on the mountain road leading NW from Hafod Fawr; at the boundary between Trehafod and Porth Community Council areas.
History
Of unknown date although angle of road shown on current (1965) OS 1:1250 map is the same as appears on early OS map of c1830 and tithe map of 1842. The lane clearly preceded industrial development and linked the trio of Hafod Farms, one the home of Bassets of Miskin and Hafod Fawr at least dating partly from 1600, and other mountain farms.
Exterior
A deep curved revetment of coursed rubble built against hillside to carry road across steep Cwm, with parapets with saddle back coping and distinctive, pointed arched, culvert for stream with rubble voussoirs.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare surviving mountain revetment bridge of the pre-industrial period.
Nearby in the register
- Ventilation Furnace, TrehafodChimneyunder 1 mi
- Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery fan houseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Lower Eirw bridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor pithead and headframeIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.