Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Fach
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
- 52.80457, -4.71190
- Cadw reference
- 4228
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 at the centre of Aberdaron, N of Pont Fawr, carrying road to Pwllheli.
History
Road bridge, dated 1823, over the Cyll-y-felin stream at its junction with the Afon Daron.
Exterior
Road bridge, rubble stone with two low arches, segmental with stone voussoirs, one voussoir on SW arch dated 1823. Plain low pier between arches. Rubble parapets with slab copings, the S parapet extending W to join parapet of Pont Fach (q.v.).
Reason for designation
An early C19 road bridge of group value with Pont Fawr, the two bridges forming a focal point in the centre of Aberdaron.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone on Pont FachTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont FawrTransportunder 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.