Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Clywedog
Llanfair Clydogau, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 11 August 1997
- Locality
- Llanfair Clydogau
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Llanfair Clydogau
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14083, -4.01261
- Cadw reference
- 18758
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 some 250m S of Llanfair Church, on B 4343 to Cellan.
History
Probably C18, three arch road bridge over the Nant Clywedog.
Exterior
Rubble stone road bridge of three spans, shallow round arches with squared stone voussoirs in recessed arch rings. Cutwater each side between W and centre span, that on N side carried up full height as pedestrian refuge. Raised stepped pier between centre and E arch. Plain rubble parapets with rough stones as coping.
Reason for designation
Listed as a road bridge of three arches, still with the pedestrian refuge over the cutwater typical of bridges from medieval period to the C18.
Nearby in the register
- Pont LlanfairTransportunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside Post Office on W bank of Afon Teifi, B4343 (W side) (01570) 493218Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Capel MairReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of All SaintsReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.