Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Farchwel
Caerhun, Conwy, Wales
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.
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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
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.