Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Ystalyfera community), Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7364 / 51°44'11"N

Longitude: -3.8244 / 3°49'27"W

OS Eastings: 274119

OS Northings: 205765

OS Grid: SN741057

Mapcode National: GBR H2.1SW8

Mapcode Global: VH4JS.NMK6

Plus Code: 9C3RP5PG+H7

Entry Name: Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Ystalyfera community)

Listing Date: 26 October 1979

Last Amended: 13 March 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11203

Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage

ID on this website: 300011203

Location: Situated approximately 60m SE of the Cwm Du bridge carrying the A4067 over the canal.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Town: Swansea

Community: Pontardawe

Locality: Ynysmeudwy

Built-Up Area: Pontardawe

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Aqueduct

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History

Late C18 aqueduct carrying Swansea Canal over Nant Du, one of six single arch aqeducts on the canal. The 16-mile Swansea Canal was opened in 1798 to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf, declined after the railway opened in 1852 and closed in 1931.

Exterior

Small aqueduct on NE-SW axis. Squared stone with voussoirs to a segmental arch of some 0.6 metres in height and of 4.1 metres span.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its group value with Ynysmeudwy Uchaf bridge and the Cwmddu outfall and overflow sluice.

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Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Ystalyfera community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot