Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81783
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/08/2003
Date of Amendment
14/08/2003
Name of Property
Pont Glantanat Uchaf
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Town
Locality
Tanat Valley
Easting
313710
Northing
324351
Street Side
Location
Carrying the road from Llanrhaeady-ym-Mochnant to Rhos-y-Brithdir over the River Tanat.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Marked on the Tithe Map of 1842. Probably a turnpike bridge of the late C18, but not included in the known list of County bridges. Mediaeval grave slabs have been reused in the copings of the parapets.
Exterior
A single-arch bridge about 6 m wide in local uncoursed slate masonry with sandstone voussoirs and string course. The arch spans about 20 m and is of slightly rusticated voussoirs about 500 mm deep, and there are keystones each side. The intrados surface is similarly rusticated.
The parapets are about 1 m high in uncoursed similar slate masonry, and turn out slightly at all four ends. Flat copings including (downstream) most of a stone carved with a cross within a circle; also (upstream) the other remnant of this stone plus another with a more complete cross and circle. When the Commissioners examined these stones in 1911 they searched for accompanying inscriptions but found none.
Interior
Reason for designation
A fine single arch turnpike bridge, with remnants of mediaeval carvings in the parapet copings.
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