Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Cych (partly in Cenarth community)
Clydau, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 August 2004
- Locality
- Cwm Cych
- Town
- Boncath
- Community
- Clydau
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99709, -4.51360
- Cadw reference
- 83066
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
Crossing the Afon Cych approximately 1.5km W of Capel Iwan village.
History
Road bridge over the river Cych, single arch. Probably early C19 but with plaque dated 1737.
Exterior
Road bridge, rubble stone, single arch, with flush stone voussoirs and rough string course under humped parapets. Parapets have end-on stone coping, flat slates at each end. Abutments at right angles. Plaque on S side reads 'This bridge rebuilt by both counties Is Harries, H. Howells Overseers MDCCXXXVII'.
Reason for designation
Included as the best of the series of single-arch bridges over the Cych.
Nearby in the register
- Pont CychTransportunder 1 mi
- PenralltcychDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlaspantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower Rear Range at GlaspantDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.