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
21768
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1999
Date of Amendment
03/03/1999
Name of Property
Clapper Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Bride's Major
Town
Locality
Castle-upon-Alun
Easting
290993
Northing
175088
Street Side
Location
Located to the E of a narrow lane which leads from Castle-upon-Alun towards Ewenny. The bridge carries a footpath over the River Alun at a point where it is wide.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Said to be C18.
Exterior
Low, rubble stone clapper bridge, with slightly ramped deck c 1m wide. Five small openings are visible for the passage of water, each with flat heads.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual and well preserved example of a C18 bridge using an ancient form of construction.
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