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Pont Penllyn (partly in Llanddeiniolen community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanberis, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1386 / 53°8'19"N

Longitude: -4.155 / 4°9'17"W

OS Eastings: 255943

OS Northings: 362334

OS Grid: SH559623

Mapcode National: GBR 5N.6C4W

Mapcode Global: WH54M.4CPP

Plus Code: 9C5Q4RQW+F2

Entry Name: Pont Penllyn (partly in Llanddeiniolen community)

Listing Date: 28 May 1999

Last Amended: 28 May 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21856

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Pont Penllyn (partly in Llanberis Community)

ID on this website: 300021856

Location: Located at the north-western end of Llyn Padarn at the point where it is fed by the Afon Rythallt; the lake and river form the community boundary between Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llanberis

Community: Llanberis

Locality: Pen-y-llyn

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Shown on the 1838 Tithe Map, the bridge appears to have been built in the early C19 as part of the general road and transport improvements carried out in the Llanberis area during this period.

Exterior

Bridge. Irregularly coursed and dressed rubblestone with simple coping, slate-slab string course, arch-rings and voussoirs to 4 segmental arches; cutwaters on east side and tapering circular piers to corners.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a substantial and largely unaltered early C19 bridge of strong vernacular character.

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