Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais
Trallong, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abercamlais, Brecon, Trallong, Powys, designated on 27 May 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 27 May 2005
- Locality
- Abercamlais
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Trallong
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95010, -3.50807
- Cadw reference
- 84439
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on main drive to Abercamlais, just N of the pigeon-house.
History
C19 bridge carrying the back drive to Abercamlais over the Camlais. Not apparently marked on 1838 Tithe map.
Exterior
Bridge, rubble stone, single segmental arch, with stone voussoirs, in a square recess, typical of local road bridges, under rubble parapets. The N parapet has flat coping, the S parapet is higher, to screen gardens, with rough blocks to coping, continued E as a garden wall.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well-made single-arched bridge of definite character which has group value with the dovecote.
Nearby in the register
- Pigeon house at AbercamlaisAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Abercamlais including Dovecote CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Abercamlais Bridge/ Pont Abercamlais and door in attached wall to NETransportunder 1 mi
- Stable Court at AbercamlaisDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.