Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Talsarn (partly in Nantcwnlle Community)
Nantcwnlle, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1964
- Locality
- Talsarn
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Nantcwnlle
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.18453, -4.13055
- Cadw reference
- 17451
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at S end of village, carrying B4337 over Afon Aeron.
History
Mid to later C18 road bridge.
Exterior
Rubble built bridge of three segmental arches, wider to centre. Recessed arches, squared stone voussoirs. Both elevations similar with low triple-stepped cutwaters with cemented coping. Cutwaters continue to parapet as pilasters. Parapets with slab coping and end piers.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-designed C18 masonry bridge of impressive span.
Nearby in the register
- Pont TalsarnTransportunder 1 mi
- Lodge at LlanllyrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Talsarn SmithyCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Red Lion InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.