Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Fawr
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1971
- Locality
- Aberdaron
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80440, -4.71217
- Cadw reference
- 4227
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
Situated in centre of Aberdaron.
History
Single-arched road bridge over the Daron, probably earlier C19.
Exterior
Single-arched road bridge of rubble stone, with broad shallow arch, stone flush voussoirs and rubble parapets with slab capstones. Parapets extend out, curving to line of road, rounded pier at NW end. NE parapet continuous with parapet of Pont Fach (q.v.).
Reason for designation
An attractive road bridge of group value with Pont Fach, the two bridges forming a focal point in the village.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone on Pont FachTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont FachTransportunder 1 mi
- Y Gegin FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Row of 5 Cottages North of & opposite Church of St HywynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.