Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Roman Bridge
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1966
- Locality
- Penmachno Mill
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.06015, -3.78198
- Cadw reference
- 3573
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning Afon Machno to NE of Pont-y-Pandy road bridge and Penmachno woollen mill.
History
Probably C17. Possibly identifiable with 'Pontrhydgynon', referred to in 1662 General Sessions report as an 'ancient bridge', but said by Gethin Jones to have formerly born datestone '1680'.
Exterior
Picturesque single-arched rubble masonry bridge, span c8 metres width c3 metres. Vertical abutments of flat slabs with splayed sides. Upper masonry removed down to arch ring. Some cobbles remain on decking.
Reason for designation
Scheduled Monument Cadw Ref No 4/1830/Cn 189.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Bridge PenmachnoBridgeunder 1 mi
- Pont y PandyTransportunder 1 mi
- Iscoed CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coed-y-FfrnnonDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.