Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge over Lower Clydach below Glynmeithrim Uchaf
Mawr, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Clydach, Swansea, Mawr, designated on 23 May 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 23 May 2003
- Locality
- Cwm Clydach
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Mawr
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73609, -3.90631
- Cadw reference
- 81058
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on disused road that crossed Cwm Clydach in SW-NE direction from point 1.5 km N of Rhydygwin to crossroads on Mynydd Carnllechart near Nantmoel Uchaf.
History
Road bridge carrying track over the Lower Clydach, the scale and narrowness suggesting a late C18 date. The track appears to have been an important roadway across the valley connecting the two parallel uplands, going through Cwm Clydach to Melin y Cwm and then to the Baran mountain farms and chapel. The road is now disused and the bridge has lost most of its parapets.
Exterior
Humped road bridge, rubble stone, broad single arch with long stone voussiors and thin crown. Stone abutments. Low rubble stone parapets now only visible on SW side.
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving late C18 humped road bridge of an unusually slender construction.
Nearby in the register
- Burial Chamber Nr Carn LlechartChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- Carn Llechart Stone CircleRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Cae Castell (Rhyndwyclydach Medieval Earthwork)Earthwork (unclassified)under 1 mi
- Ring Cairn on Tor ClawddRing Cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.