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Pont Rhyd-goch

A Grade II Listed Building in Botwnnog, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8465 / 52°50'47"N

Longitude: -4.5859 / 4°35'9"W

OS Eastings: 225954

OS Northings: 330799

OS Grid: SH259307

Mapcode National: GBR 53.SNH2

Mapcode Global: WH44M.JQG5

Plus Code: 9C4QRCW7+JM

Entry Name: Pont Rhyd-goch

Listing Date: 11 February 1998

Last Amended: 11 February 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19333

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300019333

Location: Bridge over the River Soch, on the outskirts of Botwnnog village on the minor road leading W past Plas Coch.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Pwllheli

Community: Botwnnog

Community: Botwnnog

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Stone bridge probably dating from the mid-C19.

Exterior

Random rubble. Two segmental arches, with slightly recessed stone voussoirs spanning openings approximately 5.5m wide. Big pointed cutwaters on both up and downstream sides. Low parapet walls are coped with roughly squared stone blocks, and continue on S side in arc following bend in road. Small buttress on SW side of bridge.

Reasons for Listing

A fine C19 country bridge with particularly well-proportioned arches.

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