Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge at Dan-y-bont Mill
Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gilwern, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, designated on 27 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 27 July 2000
- Locality
- Gilwern
- Community
- Llanelly
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82482, -3.09627
- Cadw reference
- 23828
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Bridge is located on sharp bend over River Clydach carrying by-road, on S side of Gilwern village.
History
Early C19, built to carry the Usk Valley road over the Clydach.
Exterior
Coursed sandstone construction single-arch bridge. Segmental arch, spanning approximately 20 feet (6 metres). Stone voussoirs. Dripmould to E arch, which is slightly recessed behind line of stone cheeks; pilaster strip to left. W arch is similarly recessed, but with no drip: stringcourse above. Pilaster to left. Low parapets, much patched, retaining some stone slab copings to NW and SE. Parapet curves to NW to join boundary wall of former mill To NE parapet curves to follow road line as retaining wall.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved and well designed early C19 road bridge of impressive span.
Nearby in the register
- Rock CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gilwern EmbankmentAqueductunder 1 mi
- Embankment & Aqueduct of Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal inc. N Revetment Walls and SW Overflow BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Weighbridge House at Auckland HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.