Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Llanafan
Trawsgoed, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 January 1964
- Locality
- Llanafan
- Community
- Trawsgoed
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.32480, -3.92825
- Cadw reference
- 9831
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on main road about 2.5 km SE of Trawsgoed.
History
Road bridge over the Afon Ystwyth, earlier C19 in appearance but on older site. The 3rd Viscount Lisburne was asked by the quarter sessions to inspect the defects of Llanafan bridge in 1744 and arrange its repair.
Exterior
Road bridge, large single arch in rubble stone with squared stone voussoirs to recessed broad segmental arch. No string course, masonry continuous to parapet which has rough slate coping stones. Parapets splay out slightly each end and continue on N with about 14m of further walling. The underside of the bridge displays a central straight joint suggesting that it has been doubled in width.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine single-arch masonry bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Holly LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint AfanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty'r YsgolDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanafan Womens Institute HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.