Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Llanychan
Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 July 2002
- Locality
- Llanychan
- Community
- Llangynhafal
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14700, -3.32685
- Cadw reference
- 26801
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
Carrying the Llanychan to Llanynys road over the River Clwyd, about 200m 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 12m in local limestone. Voussoirs narrow, about 0.6m deep; thin corbelled course on extrados; main masonry axe-dressed and informally coursed. Similar parapet above a thin string course. The bridge sides and parapets turn out at all 4corners. Carriageway about 5m wide. Side parapets about 0.8m high with flat copings linked by pairs of iron 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 Llanychan (partly in Llangynhafal community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Church of St HychanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Glan ClwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanychan Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.