Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Cwellyn No 1 and Pont Cwellyn No 2 (also known together as Pont Glan-yr-afon)
Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Cwellyn, Caernarfon, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, designated on 29 January 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Pont Cwellyn
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Betws Garmon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.06434, -4.13807
- Cadw reference
- 21279
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the A 4085 approximately 1km north of Rhyd-Ddu at the confluence of the Afon Gwyrfai and its tributary the Afon Treweunydd.
History
Built as part of the creation of the turnpike road in the 1820s.
Exterior
Bridge. Roughly coursed rubblestone with stone-on-edge coping. 3 arches, southern (over the Afon Gwyrfai) round-arched, the centre (flood relief arch) and the northern (over the Afon Treweunydd) segmental, all with voussoirs and arch-rings. There is a walled refuge on the west side of the bridge opposite the driveway to Glanrafon.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a turnpike road bridge spanning 2 small rivers.
Nearby in the register
- Beudy & YsguborAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Slate Direction IndicatorsTransportunder 1 mi
- Snowdon Ranger StationTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.