Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge at Abercynafon
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Glyn Collwn
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.84875, -3.33584
- Cadw reference
- 21195
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Just N of Abercynafon farm, just off the main valley road, a new bridge over Nant Cynafon having by-passed this older bridge.
History
Early C19, one of a group of bridges of this date on this mountain route, probably related to the opening of the canal at Talybont c 1800 which led to an upgrading of the mountain pass between it and the industrial valleys to south. Tithe map appears to show main route passing to rear of Abercynafon Farm.
Exterior
Segmental arched river bridge of snecked dressed stone with narrow dressed stone voussoirs, curved parapets, replaced saddle back coping, possible illegible or never carved datestone in centre. Curved abutments, approaches and parapets.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a group of early C19 bridges along this mountain route and for group value with the listed items at Abercynafon farm.
Nearby in the register
- Abercynafon farmhouse and attached farm rangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at AbercynafonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Abercynafon Neolithic SiteWaterlogged depositunder 1 mi
- Pen Bwlych Glascwm Pillow MoundsPillow Mound1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.