Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge at Bodwrdda
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Bodwrdda
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81267, -4.68858
- Cadw reference
- 20006
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 130m N of Bodwrdda, carrying drive over Afon Daron.
History
Two-arched road bridge carrying drive to Bodwrdda over the Afon Daron, uncertain date, possibly C18. The drive was once a road, continuing on to SE to join Rhiw-Aberdaron road.
Exterior
Road bridge, rubble stone mostly of roughly shaped boulders, with two narrow semi-circular tunnel arches, with cut stone voussoirs. Flat parapets with rough slab copings. Low cutwater E.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial two-arched road bridge, of group value with Felin Bach cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Felin BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- BodwrddaDomesticunder 1 mi
- PencaeDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.