Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Newcastle Emlyn Bridge (Partly in Newcastle Emlyn community)
Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 September 1964
- Locality
- Adpar
- Community
- Llandyfriog
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04035, -4.46675
- Cadw reference
- 9880
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 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 between Adpar and Newcastle Emlyn, spanning River Teifi (parish and old county boundary)
History
Uncertain date, C18, widened in C19, but possibly including some earlier work. Illustrated on corner of a 1773 map of the Vaughan estates.
Exterior
Rubble stone 3-arched bridge. Elliptical arches, higher and broader central 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 central arch (but not continuing over N arch). Rubble parapets.
Reason for designation
Listed as an important bridge in attractive town setting.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: Cm 87.
Nearby in the register
- Newcastle Emlyn BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- The BridgeTransportunder 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.