Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Rhyd-ceffylau
Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 November 1998
- Locality
- Beddgelert Forest
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Beddgelert
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02825, -4.12923
- Cadw reference
- 20927
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the western boundary of the community within the Beddgelert forest and spanning the Afon Hafod-Ruffydd-Isaf; approximately 0.5km W of the A 4085, carrying the pre-turnpike road.
History
Single-span road bridge, rebuilt after floods in 1844.
Exterior
Of rubble construction with segmental arch and rough-dressed voussoirs. Humped, unmetalled carriageway with rough, uncoped parapets, apparently slightly raised. These are splayed out slightly at the approaches and have square terminating piers.
Adjoining on both sides of the stream on the upstream side are the boulder platforms of an earlier bridge.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a late C18 or early C19 regional road bridge retaining good character.
Nearby in the register
- Wernlas-DegDomesticunder 1 mi
- Carthouse at Wernlas-DegAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Field Cowhouse W of PerthiAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
- FicerdyDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.