Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
02/03/1994
Date of Amendment
02/03/1994
Name of Property
Pont Cych
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Locality
Partly in Preseli Pembrokeshire District
Location
Situated over the River Cych, opposite the Fox and Hounds Inn, carrying the minor road to Llanfyrnach.
History
Dated 1737 but more proably rebuilt in the early C19.
Exterior
Rubble stone single arch bridge with stone voussoirs to arch rings and projecting flat string course over the arch. Ramped rubble stone parapet and rubble stone abutments each side. Datestone reads 'This bridge rebuilt by both counties. Is Harries, H Howells, overseers. MDCCXXXVII'.
Reason for designation
Included as the best of the series of similar single arch bridges over the Cych, the others being Pont Glancych, an unnamed bridge by Bridgend, Pont Newydd, Pont Wedwst and Pont Cwmorgan.
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