Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont-ar-Dyfi (Partly in Corris community)
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Machynlleth, Powys, designated on 19 January 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 January 1952
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.60035, -3.85565
- Cadw reference
- 8506
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the River Dyfi to N of the town, linking Powys with Gwynedd, Montgomeryshire with Meirioneth.
History
Built in 1533 and was the scene of a civil war battle. Repaired in 1681 and rebuilt in 1805.
Exterior
5-arch rubble bridge, lightly ramped. Round arches with arch rings, voussoirs and stringcourse above; thin pilaster buttresses between each arch and very low pointed cutwaters. Simple parapet with end piers to E end. Modern reinforcements to W end cutting across the end arches on both sides to create a more gentle curve in the main road. The parapet walls continue to N and S at W end, further to S side.
Reason for designation
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Nearby in the register
- Machynlleth BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Pont ar Dyfi (partly in Machynlleth Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.