Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Dol-y-Bont
Mawddwy, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dinas Mawddwy, Mawddwy, Gwynedd, designated on 17 June 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1966
- Locality
- Dinas Mawddwy
- Community
- Mawddwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72162, -3.68879
- Cadw reference
- 4760
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge carries the road from the T junction at the N end of the village of Dinas Mawddwy leading to Cwm Cywarch and Llanymawddwy.
History
The bridge was probably built in the late C18 or early C19.
Exterior
The bridge consists of a ring of rubble voussoirs forming a single segmental arch of approximately 7.7m span over the Afon Ceist, the voussoirs set back under a regulating course flush spandrels and flat coped parapets peaking at the centre. The arch springs from water level rising 2.7m, and affording a carriageway of 4.1m wide plus parapets each of 45cm. The parapets splay out slightly at the ends terminating in half piers. The NE end of both parapets has been rebuilt.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome and typical late C18/early C19 road bridge, characteristic of the type erected on country roads at the time.
Nearby in the register
- Garden walls at Tan-y-bwlchGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Rhydyfelin, formerly known as 1 Wyle CopDomesticunder 1 mi
- West farmyard range at Tan-y-bwlchAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- North range of farm buildings at Tan-y-bwlchAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.