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Pont Sticill (also known as Pontsticill Bridge)

A Grade II Listed Building in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7938 / 51°47'37"N

Longitude: -3.3651 / 3°21'54"W

OS Eastings: 305948

OS Northings: 211456

OS Grid: SO059114

Mapcode National: GBR YQ.Y1YJ

Mapcode Global: VH6CR.M5BP

Plus Code: 9C3RQJVM+GW

Entry Name: Pont Sticill (also known as Pontsticill Bridge)

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 16 June 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81194

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300081194

Location: NE of Pontsticill village and adjacent to the Water Treatment Works below Pontsticill Reservoir.

County: Merthyr Tydfil

Town: Merthyr Tydfil

Community: Vaynor (Y Faenor)

Community: Vaynor

Locality: Pontsticill

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

The bridge which gave name to the village. Datestone 1825 inscribed DI; one of a number of such bridges on the mountain road and pass between Pontsticill and Talybont probably resulting from road improvements associated with the development of the Brecknock and Abergavenny canal. This bridge carried the main road across the Taf Fechan river.

Exterior

Single span river bridge with a slightly asymmetrical segmental arch. Built of stone rubble with dressed
stone voussoirs and keystone, low parapet with flat coping defined by a string course on the outer face
splayed approaches and abutments, tiered to SW. Some unsympathetic rebuilding of N parapet and
repointing.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an early C19 bridge, one of a group on this route.

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