Cilsan Bridge, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8733 / 51°52'23"N

Longitude: -4.0501 / 4°3'0"W

OS Eastings: 258962

OS Northings: 221404

OS Grid: SN589214

Mapcode National: GBR DT.S020

Mapcode Global: VH4J2.R57R

Plus Code: 9C3QVWFX+8X

Entry Name: Cilsan Bridge

Listing Date: 27 August 1999

Last Amended: 2 April 2007

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22197

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Pont Cilsân (partly in Llanfihangel Aberbythych)

ID on this website: 300022197

Location: On the River Towy carrying the road from Golden Grove village to Llangathen.

County: Carmarthenshire

Town: Llanelli

Community: Llanfihangel Aberbythych

Locality: Cilsan Bridge

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

The bridge was built near the site of the former Cilsan Ferry. It is believed that The Three Commons Turnpike Trust (dissolved 1845) had planned a bridge in this location, and there are references to a bridge here by the 1850s: in June 1850, the published 'Diary of Thomas Jenkins' has an entry as follows: 'took Miss Davies over Cilsan Bridge in phaeton', and R.K. Penson's 'Carmarthenshire Bridges 1854, sketches' notes a bill for bridge repairs at Cilsan. The 1839 Tithe map shows a newly built approach road (but no bridge) suggesting perhaps a bridge was built here c.1840-45.

Exterior

Fine stone bridge of three equal spans. High arches, designed to cope with the notorious flooding of the Towy.
Squared limestone common masonry in small courses; dressings in ashlar: arches, cutwaters, parapets. The arches are semi-elliptical, with spans of about 18m. Cutwaters with a small offset at mid height, sloping top, countinued up to parapet level as shallow pilasters. The carriageway is wide, with low parapets each side. Grey limestone copings. At the approaches the carriageway is wider and the parapets are in a rougher masonry.

Reasons for Listing

An elegant mid-Victorian main-road bridge in local masonry.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Pont Cilsan (partly in Llanfihangel Aberbythych)
Crossing the Afon Tywi on a minor road between Llagathen and Golden Grove.
II War Memorial in Llangathen Churchyard
On the SW side of the church.
II* Church of St Cathen
In a large churchyard occuping a high position at the S end of the village of Llangathen.
II Neuadd Llangathen
Approximately 200m WNW of Llangathen church, set back from a minor road between Broad Oak and Golden Grove.
II Aviaries at Aberglasney
On the S side of the house.
II North Lodge
On the B4300 at the north entrance to Golden Grove park, 1 km north of the Mansion.
II* Aberglasney
Approximately 300m W of Llangathen church, set in its own grounds on the W side of a minor road between Llangathen and the A40 at Broad Oak.
II* Arcaded terrace walks enclosing walled garden at Aberglasney
On the W side of the house.

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Cilsan Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire