Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Fawr
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberdaron, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 19 October 1971.
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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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 133 Bardsey Island (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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.