Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bont-uchel
Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bont-uchel, Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, designated on 17 June 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1999
- Locality
- Bont-uchel
- Community
- Cyffylliog
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10961, -3.37045
- Cadw reference
- 21871
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the eastern boundary of the community at the western end of the eponymous village; spanning the Afon Clywedog.
History
Road bridge, in its present form probably of C18 date, though with earlier origins; the parapets are replacements of the mid or third-quarter C19.
Exterior
Large single-span road bridge constructed of squared, rough-dressed limestone blocks; approximately 20m long. Tall, wide segmental arch with rough-dressed voussoirs recessed below a projecting archring, and with large keystone to the up-river side. Flat carriageway with quarry-dressed parapets and copings, the former splayed slightly at the approaches, most noticeably at the S end; the copings are fixed with iron ties. Terminating square piers to the parapets on the S side and the down-river side of the N end; its opposite, to the S, has been disturbed by the subsequent construction of a building on that side; bench mark to the inner face of the southern up-river pier. Stepped-down from the latter is an associated section of parapetted rubble revetment wall which curves in an arc for approximately 8 m in 2 stages. Opposite this, on the southern down-river side, is a similar wall which follows the line of the road eastwards in an arc for approximately 50m; here it terminates some 3m short of a second, smaller road bridge (Bridge to E of Bont-uchel Chapel); slab copings.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a good C19 road bridge with earlier origins in a prominent village location.
Group value with the Bridge to E of Bont Uchel Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge to E of Bont-uchel ChapelTransportunder 1 mi
- Timber-framed Agricultural Building at Pistyll-GwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Y Garth CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Farm outbuilding at HengoedDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.