Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Abercorris, also known as Bont Pentre (partly in Glantwymyn Community)
Corris, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 6 December 1999
- Locality
- Corris
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Corris
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.65391, -3.83887
- Cadw reference
- 22729
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 carries the road E from the centre of Corris, over the Afon Dulas into Powys.
History
The bridge was probably built in the C18 to carry the road over the Afon Dulas into Powys.
Exterior
Built of coursed slate stone. An elliptical arch of squared voussoirs, with flush spandrels and a low parapet, coped with flush cramped shale stone copings. A small square relief culvert passes through the E abutment. The carriageway is slightly humped and the parapet is correspondingly peaked.
Reason for designation
Included as a good C18 bridge, unusual for the period in that the arch takes an elliptical form.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Abercorris also known as Bont Pentre (partly in Corris Community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Yr EfailDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-celynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.