Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Nant-yr-ehedydd
Mawddwy, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Cewydd, Machynlleth, Mawddwy, Gwynedd, designated on 4 November 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 November 1999
- Locality
- Cwm Cewydd
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Mawddwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.70120, -3.62475
- Cadw reference
- 22602
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 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge takes a hairpin bend of the A458 Mallwyd to Welshpool trunk road over the ravine of the Afon Clywedog, near its junction with the Afon Dugoed.
History
The bridge was probably built in the mid C19 to carry the road on an even grade over the gorge of the river.
Exterior
The bridge is built with local coursed shale and stone. The stilted semi-circular single arch is formed with flush even shale voussoirs rising to a keystone, flush spandrels and horizontal string, with a parapet. It spans approximately 6m, and carries a carriageway 5.5m wide with parapets of 50cm each side.
Reason for designation
Included as a typical well preserved bridge in a dramatic setting, part of the main road improvements that took place during the C19.
Nearby in the register
- Dugoed-mawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ffridd Braich Llwyd Bronze Age Ritual ComplexRing Cairnunder 1 mi
- Pont Nant-y-dugoed (partly in Banwy community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Nant-y-dugoed (partly in Mawddwy community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.