Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Rhiwargor
Llanwddyn, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 February 2003
- Locality
- Nadroedd Valley
- Community
- Llanwddyn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80720, -3.53893
- Cadw reference
- 80935
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Over Afon Nadroedd on the road to Bala, 200 m from the Lake Vyrnwy perimeter road.
History
Probably C18 or early C19.
Exterior
A vernacular bridge in local slate masonry, consisting of a single segmental arch of low rise, with a span of about 10 m. The voussoirs of the arch are rough stonework about 400 mm in height. Roughly axe-dressed masonry above, including the parapets; square string course at the base of the parapets.
The carriageway is about 4 m wide between the parapets, with a slightly humped profile. The parapets widen out at all four corners, three of them terminating in small piers.
Reason for designation
A well preserved mountain-stream vernacular bridge of characteristic low segmental upland form.
Nearby in the register
- New BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont EunantTransport1 mi
- Creigiau'r Llyn cairn cemeteryRound Cairn2 mi
- Cwm-yr-hafod BridgeTransport2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.