Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Packhorse Bridge over Burry Pill
Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 3 March 2000
- Locality
- Cheriton
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61154, -4.22738
- Cadw reference
- 22877
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In Cheriton Wood, on a footpath south west from Kittlehill
History
Probably an early C17 bridge, taken to be contemporary with Western Mill, possibly built by the miller to enable packhorses to come and go without having to pass through a ford. The mill is believed to be early C17; it is mentioned in a lease renewal of 1667 as a grist mill tenanted by Henry Else.
The bridge replaces a ford across the Burry Pill, on a path connecting the mill to Cheriton and Landimore via Kittle Hill.
The bridge is clearly indicated on the 1844 Tithe Map.
Exterior
A packhorse bridge (or a bridge for small carts only) without parapets, on three small segmental arches each of about 1½ metres span. Rubble masonry, axe-dressed arches. The bridge is about 2½ metres wide and including the approaches about 30 metres in length.
The centre arch has been rebuilt in a rougher technique.
Reason for designation
A very well preserved small vernacular bridge for packhorse or small cart traffic.
Nearby in the register
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- Bovehill CastleManorunder 1 mi
- Glebe FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St CadocReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.