Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Farchwel
Caerhun, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castell, Caerhun, Conwy, designated on 13 October 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1966
- Locality
- Castell
- Community
- Caerhun
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21136, -3.84562
- Cadw reference
- 3204
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Former road bridge over the Afon Roe approximately 0.5km N of Castell and immediately to the E of the present, modern road bridge over the B5106 (Llanrwst Road).
Exterior
Probably late C18 single-span rubble bridge with segmental arch of rough-dressed stone; voussoirs slightly inset below a hood of narrow stones. The parapet is partly capped with long, roughly-dressed slabs.
Reason for designation
Included as a probable C18 vernacular road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- FarchwelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn-IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-ClogwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes-y-CastellDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.