Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont-ar-Fran (partly in Yscir community)
Trallong, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 January 1963
- Locality
- Aberbran
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Trallong
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95609, -3.47890
- Cadw reference
- 6723
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Carrying the minor road from Trallong to Cradoc over the Nant Bran at Aberbran.
History
Road bridge over the Nant Bran, rebuilt in 1823 by Benjamin James of Llangattock, for which he was paid £105. The bridge is mentioned in 1710.
Exterior
Road bridge, rubble stone single arch, with cut stone voussoirs and keystone. The arch and stonework of spandrels is recessed in slightly cambered broad recess, with rubble stone parapet over. Tooled stone copings.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a small rural single arched bridge of character.
Nearby in the register
- Pont-ar-Fran (partly in Trallong community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Nant Bran near Aberbran-fach Farm (partly in Yscir community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Nant Bran near Aberbran-fach Farm (partly in Trallong community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Aberbran FachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.