Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Brynkir
Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1999
- Locality
- Brynkir
- Town
- Dolbenmaen
- Community
- Dolbenmaen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96310, -4.20167
- Cadw reference
- 21535
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
The bridge is on the road from Golan to Brynkir, N of Pandy Clenennau.
History
Built in 1817 for the Brynkir Estate to provide dry access to the Hall in times of flood.
Exterior
The bridge is built in local uncoursed rubble stone spanning a tributary of the Afon Dwyfor. A 8.2m wide segmental span of flush rubble voussoirs rising 2.05m above the water, with a secondary half-round flood arch on the S side. Flush spandrels and parapets finished with rough block copings. The parapets splay out at the ends to terminal half-piers with monolithic capstones. The carriageway is 3.4m wide between the 0.5m parapets.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome and dated example of an early C19 road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Lodge BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Twr GwynllanGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Lodge, formerly for BrynkirDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.