Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Dyfrdwy
Cynwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Cynwyd, Denbighshire, recorded as Bridge (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Bridge
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Community
- Cynwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.96024, -3.41150
- SAM number
- ME033
- Cadw record number
- 3204
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 LibrariesBayerische Staatsbibliothek, MunichLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of an imposing stone-built bridge, probably dating to the eighteenth century. It contains four spans with segmental arches, cutwaters on both sides, and plain parapets.
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of eighteenth century road bridge technology and design, and incorporates a number of interesting regional vernacular details such as opposing pedestrian recesses above the cutwaters. Spanning a fast-flowing and often flooded section of the River Dee, the bridge contributes to our knowledge of post-Medieval engineering and bridge building technology. It is one of a group of well-preserved late and early post-Medieval bridges in the middle Dee valley.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Pont DyffrdwyTransportunder 1 mi
- The Blue Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pont CynwydNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Y BwthynNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.