Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
8506
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/01/1952
Date of Amendment
19/11/1990
Name of Property
Pont-ar-Dyfi (Partly in Corris community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Machynlleth
Town
Locality
Easting
274419
Northing
301902
Street Side
Location
Spanning the River Dyfi to N of the town, linking Powys with Gwynedd, Montgomeryshire with Meirioneth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built in 1533 and was the scene of a civil war battle. Repaired in 1681 and rebuilt in 1805.
Exterior
5-arch rubble bridge, lightly ramped. Round arches with arch rings, voussoirs and stringcourse above; thin pilaster buttresses between each arch and very low pointed cutwaters. Simple parapet with end piers to E end. Modern reinforcements to W end cutting across the end arches on both sides to create a more gentle curve in the main road. The parapet walls continue to N and S at W end, further to S side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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