Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Hafren
Tref Alaw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 5 April 1971
- Locality
- Llantrisant
- Town
- Holyhead
- Community
- Tref Alaw
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.33114, -4.48280
- Cadw reference
- 5289
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Afon Alaw, the boundary between the parishes of Llanddeusant and Llantrisant, Pont Hafren carries the country road between the villages of the same name; c850m SSE of the Church of St Marcellus and St Marcellinus in Llanddeusant.
History
C18 roadbridge.
Exterior
C18 road bridge spanning the Afon Alaw, the boundary between the parishes of Llanddeusant and Llantrisant. Built of rubble masonry with main arch and with small arch to W of roughly dressed voussoirs slightly inset below extrados course of narrow slabs. Rough parapet.
Reason for designation
Included as a good, well-preserved, C18 road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Glan HafrenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Smithy at Glan HafrenIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Melyn HywelIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Church of St Afran, St Ieuan and St SannanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.