Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Picton Mill Bridge
Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontfaen, Fishguard, Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire, designated on 30 July 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 July 2002
- Locality
- Pontfaen
- Town
- Fishguard
- Community
- Cwm Gwaun
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.96924, -4.87668
- Cadw reference
- 26811
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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 200m WSW of the Dyffryn Arms inn just S of junction of valley road with road up to Pontfaen church.
History
Road bridge over the river Gwaun, possibly C18. Presumably a stone bridge in the C16 from whence the name, recorded by George Owen as Pont Vaen in early C17. Recorded as Picton Bridge by Edward Llwyd.
Exterior
Road bridge, rubble stone with 2 low round arches, the arches recessed with stone voussoirs. Cutwater both sides carried up to just below parapet coping. Parapet has edge on stone coping on W and flat coping on E, all much renewed. NE abutment also rebuilt.
Reason for designation
Included as a two-arch bridge of well-preserved character, also with landscape value in the Gwaun valley.
Nearby in the register
- Dyffryn Arms Public HouseRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Two Pillar-Crosses in ChurchyardCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St BrynachReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings at PontfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.