25706

 

II*  

Designated  

04/06/1996  

15/08/2001  

Allt-y-Cafan Bridge  

 

Carmarthenshire  

Llangeler  

Carmarthen.  

Pentre-cwrt  

238675  

239205  

N  

Spanning the river Teifi on the County boundary with Ceredigion on the road N of Pentrecwrt.  

Transport  

 

According to a stone plaque, the bridge and road were created through the efforts of John Lloyd Davies of Blaendyffryn, from 1839 to 1841. Large single arch probably intended to minimise flood damage, which swept away the first bridge foundations here in 1840, after £1100 had already been spent on the project.  

Rubble stone bridge of 1839 on single massive stone arch, across the Afon Teifi. Arch, springing from flanking squared pilasters, wider to N, has cut stone voussoirs, with arch heads flanked by spandrels with similar dressings. Above arch apex is a raised string course in cut stone. Above this, pilasters taper into coped parapet wall of rubble stone. Parapet rises to N. Bridge extended to N with smaller arch added for the Newcastle Emlyn-Llandysul railway line to pass beneath. Additional arch has grey brick arched head.  

 

Included at II* as an exceptionally fine C19 masonry bridge.