Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bont Dolgadfan
Llanbrynmair, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bont Dolgadfan, Llanbrynmair, Powys, designated on 31 January 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1997
- Locality
- Bont Dolgadfan
- Community
- Llanbrynmair
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58823, -3.64517
- Cadw reference
- 18125
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the centre of the hamlet of Bont Dolgadfan.
History
The bridge is located at the centre of the small former weaving community producing flannel and a rough cloth known as 'crimsi', and carried the important droveroad from the west to Talerddig over the Afon Twymyn until the opening of the Caersws to Cemmaes Road turnpike in c.1821.
Exterior
Probably C18. Built of local rubble stone, with a single segmental arch spanning from bank to bank where the river is confined to a narrow deep channel. One single ring of large stone voussoirs inset below a capping string flush with the spandrels, rising without interruption to the parapet with a flush coping of large stone blocks.
The bridge has buttressing walls added on the upstream side.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved early bridge on an important droveroad which formed the lifeline to this isolated rural community.
Nearby in the register
- GlantwymynDomesticunder 1 mi
- TremafonDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynawelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bont Dolgadfan Independent Chapel, with railed forecourtReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.