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Pont-Rhydbont, or Four-Mile Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Valley, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2745 / 53°16'28"N

Longitude: -4.5806 / 4°34'50"W

OS Eastings: 228026

OS Northings: 378381

OS Grid: SH280783

Mapcode National: GBR HN21.DL7

Mapcode Global: WH42H.LYZM

Plus Code: 9C5Q7CF9+QQ

Entry Name: Pont-Rhydbont, or Four-Mile Bridge

Listing Date: 5 April 1971

Last Amended: 19 January 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5319

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Four-Mile Bridge

ID on this website: 300005319

Location: Located c1.5km SW of Valley along the B4545, spanning the strait between Anglesey and Holy Island.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Valley (Y Fali)

Community: Valley

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Probably late C18, built after the reclamation of Cleifiog sands in 1776, and forming part of one of the mail roads to Holyhead before the construction of the Stanley Embankment in 1822.

Exterior

Long embankment of rubble masonry with battered sides and a simple semi-circular arched culvert in centre, widened on east side. Roughly coped rubble parapet walls flanking road carriage.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a substantially unaltered C18 embankment, of historic importance as forming part of the mail road to Holyhead.

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