Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Llangorwen
Tirymynach, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 November 1997
- Locality
- Llangorwen
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Tirymynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.43403, -4.05659
- Cadw reference
- 19069
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Road bridge carrying B4572 over the Afon Clarach, in picturesque location immediately S of Llangorwen Church.
History
Late C18 or early C19 road bridge over the Afon Clarach, on Aberystwyth to Borth road.
Exterior
Small hump-backed road bridge of quarry-faced squared local stone laid in courses. 2.9m wide, single-span, with a voussoired broad segmental arch, arch ring, ramped string-course over, and ramped parapet, which has large Silurian-shale coping stones. Out-turned square end piers. Outer face of W parapet damaged (1997) by vehicle collision. O.S. datum point on inner face of E parapet.
Reason for designation
A well-constructed and detailed small stone bridge, in a picturesque setting. Group value with All Saints' Church, and Llangorwen Cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Llangorwen CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of All SaintsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- No 2 The CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 3 The CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.