Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Bridge
Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, designated on 21 September 1964.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 September 1964
- Community
- Newcastle Emlyn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04029, -4.46675
- Cadw reference
- 9686
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated between Newcastle Emlyn and Adpar, spanning Afon Teifi.
History
Original bridge was of some 3m in width, widened by 1.5 to 2m on W side.
Bridge spans former county boundary and is now partly in Newcastle Emlyn and partly in Llandyfriog, Ceredigion District. The bridge is illustrated on corner of a 1773 map of Vaughan estates among Cawdor papers in Carms Rec Office. Undergoing repairs at time of inspection (Jan 1990).
Uncertain date, C18 widened in C19, but possibly including some earlier work.
Exterior
Rubble stone 3-arched road bridge over River Teifi. Elliptical arches, higher and broader centre arch with full-height cutwaters on E side, those on W side covered by bridge widening. W Side has string courses over arches, stepped over centre arch, square piers covering former cutwaters. Rubble stone parapets
Reason for designation
Scheduled Ancient Monument: CM 87.
Nearby in the register
- Newcastle Emlyn Bridge (Partly in Newcastle Emlyn community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Newcastle Emlyn BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- The Old Saddler'sDomesticunder 1 mi
- CartrefleDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.