Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Telpyn
Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanychan, Llanynys, Denbighshire, designated on 30 July 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 July 2002
- Locality
- Llanychan
- Community
- Llanynys
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13778, -3.31766
- Cadw reference
- 26796
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 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Carrying a minor road over the River Clwyd, about 1km south of St Hychan's church.
History
A late vernacular stone bridge, probably a County bridge of c1800.
Exterior
A bridge consisting of a single low segmental span of about 8m in local limestone. Voussoirs narrow, about 0.5m deep; thin corbelled course on extrados; main masonry axe-dressed and informally coursed. Similar parapet. The bridge sides and parapets turn out slightly at 3 of the corners. Carriageway about 5m wide. Side parapets about 1m high with flat copings linked by pairs of bronze cramps.
Reason for designation
A fine utilitarian minor road bridge of the late C18 or early C19, which has retained its character.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Telpyn (partly in Llangynhafal community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Road Bridge 100m W of Pont TelpynTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Mill at Melin-y-WernCommercialunder 1 mi
- Glan ClwydDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.