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Bont-uchel

A Grade II Listed Building in Cyffylliog, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1096 / 53°6'34"N

Longitude: -3.3704 / 3°22'13"W

OS Eastings: 308359

OS Northings: 357814

OS Grid: SJ083578

Mapcode National: GBR 6P.83RN

Mapcode Global: WH77G.639F

Plus Code: 9C5R4J5H+RR

Entry Name: Bont-uchel

Listing Date: 17 June 1999

Last Amended: 17 June 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21871

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300021871

Location: Located towards the eastern boundary of the community at the western end of the eponymous village; spanning the Afon Clywedog.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Cyffylliog

Community: Cyffylliog

Locality: Bont-uchel

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Road bridge, in its present form probably of C18 date, though with earlier origins; the parapets are replacements of the mid or third-quarter C19.

Exterior

Large single-span road bridge constructed of squared, rough-dressed limestone blocks; approximately 20m long. Tall, wide segmental arch with rough-dressed voussoirs recessed below a projecting archring, and with large keystone to the up-river side. Flat carriageway with quarry-dressed parapets and copings, the former splayed slightly at the approaches, most noticeably at the S end; the copings are fixed with iron ties. Terminating square piers to the parapets on the S side and the down-river side of the N end; its opposite, to the S, has been disturbed by the subsequent construction of a building on that side; bench mark to the inner face of the southern up-river pier. Stepped-down from the latter is an associated section of parapetted rubble revetment wall which curves in an arc for approximately 8 m in 2 stages. Opposite this, on the southern down-river side, is a similar wall which follows the line of the road eastwards in an arc for approximately 50m; here it terminates some 3m short of a second, smaller road bridge (Bridge to E of Bont-uchel Chapel); slab copings.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a good C19 road bridge with earlier origins in a prominent village location.

Group value with the Bridge to E of Bont Uchel Chapel.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Bridge to E of Bont-uchel Chapel
    Spanning a tributary of the Afon Clywedog at the eastern end of Bont-uchel village.
  • II Timber-framed Agricultural Building at Pistyll-Gwyn
    Located towards the eastern boundary of the community, approximately 0.5km SW of Bont-uchel; sited within the farmyard on a slight rise to the N of a lane running SW from Bont-Uchel; adjoining a range
  • II* Farm outbuilding at Hengoed
    Between Bontuchel and Llanfwrog, about 200m N of bend in minor road. Aligned SW-NE facing farmhouse which is to SE.
  • II Pyllau-Clai
    Located at the NE boundary of the community approximately 1km NW of Bont-uchel; accessed via a metalled lane running NE from a road running N from the bridge at Bont-Uchel.

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