Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
3573
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/10/1966
Date of Amendment
17/07/1992
Name of Property
Roman Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Bro Machno
Town
Locality
Penmachno Mill
Easting
280676
Northing
352918
Street Side
Location
Spanning Afon Machno to NE of Pont-y-Pandy road bridge and Penmachno woollen mill.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably C17. Possibly identifiable with 'Pontrhydgynon', referred to in 1662 General Sessions report as an 'ancient bridge', but said by Gethin Jones to have formerly born datestone '1680'.
Exterior
Picturesque single-arched rubble masonry bridge, span c8 metres width c3 metres. Vertical abutments of flat slabs with splayed sides. Upper masonry removed down to arch ring. Some cobbles remain on decking.
Interior
Reason for designation
Scheduled Monument Cadw Ref No 4/1830/Cn 189.
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