Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Traws-afon
Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Traws-afon, Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, designated on 17 June 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1999
- Locality
- Pont Traws-afon
- Community
- Cyffylliog
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.08013, -3.45414
- Cadw reference
- 21873
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 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)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the south-western boundary of the community within the Clocaenog forest; spanning the Nant Nilig some 200m SE of Nilig and carrying the main forest road.
History
Early clapper bridge carrying the main E-W road through the forest; probably of C18 date in its present form, though perhaps with earlier origins.
Exterior
Two-span clapper bridge of rubble construction, with an irregular rubble platform projecting on the eastern downstream side. Central rubble piers to both sides, that to the upstream side with an irregular rubble cutwater. Flat carriageway with gently-curving parapets; boulder copings.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a vernacular clapper bridge of probable C17 or C18 origin.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Hiraethog Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Capel Hiraethog Earth CirclesRing Cairnunder 1 mi
- Bryn Beddau Round BarrowsRound Barrow2 mi
- Bryn Beddau Stone CircleStone Circle2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.