Latitude: 51.4642 / 51°27'51"N
Longitude: -3.5706 / 3°34'14"W
OS Eastings: 290993
OS Northings: 175088
OS Grid: SS909750
Mapcode National: GBR HD.LYCJ
Mapcode Global: VH5HR.2G7C
Plus Code: 9C3RFC7H+MQ
Entry Name: Clapper Bridge
Listing Date: 3 March 1999
Last Amended: 3 March 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21768
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300021768
Location: Located to the E of a narrow lane which leads from Castle-upon-Alun towards Ewenny. The bridge carries a footpath over the River Alun at a point where it is wide.
County: Vale of Glamorgan
Community: St. Bride's Major (Saint-y-Brid)
Community: St. Bride's Major
Locality: Castle-upon-Alun
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Bridge Clapper bridge Footbridge
Said to be C18.
Low, rubble stone clapper bridge, with slightly ramped deck c 1m wide. Five small openings are visible for the passage of water, each with flat heads.
Listed as an unusual and well preserved example of a C18 bridge using an ancient form of construction.
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