History

A bridge probably of the C17, mentioned in the County Surveyor's lists of the period; perhaps related to the establishment of the farm at Dolgynlas. It is also mentioned in 1833. The name is variously Pont Llyn Gigfran or Pont Llyn y Gigfran; it is also known locally as 'the Roman Bridge.'

This bridge was originally on the county boundary between Denbighshire and Merionethshire.

Exterior

Built of local rubble. A single semi-circular arch spanning approximately 14 m from rock foundations either side of the secluded gorge, the arch composed of 0.5 m voussoirs under a regulating course, providing a total height of 5.5 m above the water. Flush parallel-sided spandrels rise, without a string course, into flush parapets, coped with cramped slabs. The abutments are outset and splayed, terminating in square piers, from where they are continued as road parapets. The bridge is 4.87 m wide, providing an approximately level road carriageway of 3.77 m between the parapets.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a fine unaltered early County bridge, of considerable picturesqueness in its setting.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29480785

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings