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
675
Building Number
 
Grade
II*  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
20/10/1966  
Date of Amendment
01/02/1995  
Name of Property
Pont Carrog  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Denbighshire  
Community
Corwen  
Town
 
Locality
Carrog  
Easting
311528  
Northing
343711  
Street Side
 
Location
Carries the minor road from Llidiart y Parc to Carrog over the River Dee.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Probably late C17 (a stone built into the parapet is dated 1661).  

Exterior
A 5-arched span (including 2 flood-arches) of roughly coursed slate rubble, rougher to parapet, which is carried on the projecting hood-mould above each of the voussoir arches. Cut-waters between the principal arches are taken up into the parapet.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
An exceptionally good example of a late C17 masonry bridge, and one of a series of similar early bridges crossing the Rivers Dee and Alwen. Scheduled Ancient Monument, Ref. Me 29.  

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