Pont-pen-y-bont, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0647 / 53°3'53"N

Longitude: -3.2934 / 3°17'36"W

OS Eastings: 313423

OS Northings: 352725

OS Grid: SJ134527

Mapcode National: GBR 6S.BY7F

Mapcode Global: WH77P.C7YB

Plus Code: 9C5R3P74+VJ

Entry Name: Pont-pen-y-bont

Listing Date: 19 May 2001

Last Amended: 19 May 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25222

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300025222

Location: 300m east of Pen-y-graig, across the Afon Hesbin.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Locality: Pentre Celyn

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge Packhorse bridge

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History

The route upon which this bridge stands is an abandoned track north-north-west from Glan Hesbin farm, which appears originally to have connected with the track and road running north through Bryn-yr-obwst to Llanfair village. This is reputed to have been a section of Roman road, and the bridge is known locally as the Roman Bridge. The bridge is a packhorse bridge evidently of the C18 or before.

The bridge gave the name to a nearby cottage (no longer extant), known as Pen-y-bont cottage; the name was then taken back to the bridge from the cottage as Pont-pen-y-bont.

Exterior

A single span bridge in local axe dressed or rubble limestone masonry, with a span of about 8m and a width of about 3m. The ground is gently ramped up at each side. There are no parapets. The shape of the arch is segmental with a rise of about 2½m.

Reasons for Listing

An increasingly rare survival of a packhorse bridge.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Pen-y-Graig Farmhouse, including attached garden walls
Reached by a private farm track on the W side of the A525, approximately 2.8 kilometres SSW of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd.
II Barn, granary and former cart house and stables (Odyn-y-Graig) at Pen-y-Graig Farm
On the S side of the farmhouse.
II Ty Bach, Pen-y-Graig Farm
In the garden to the rear (N) of the farmhouse.
II Cow house at Pen-y-Graig Farm
On the SW side of the farmhouse.
II Dutch Barn at Pen-y-Graig Farm
On the SW side of the farmhouse and to the W of the barn.
II Gatepiers at Llwyn-ynn Hall
At top of the approach stairs at the south side of Llwyn-ynn Hall site.
II Llwyn-ynn Hall
In former parkland 2 km south of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, reached from the A525 via Llwyn-ynn lodge.
II Ty'n Llanfair
Reached by a lane to the north of the B5429 about 2 km south-west of Pentre Celyn.

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Pont-pen-y-bont

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire