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Eglwyseg Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantysilio, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0074 / 53°0'26"N

Longitude: -3.1697 / 3°10'10"W

OS Eastings: 321612

OS Northings: 346210

OS Grid: SJ216462

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y.GJKF

Mapcode Global: WH77Y.8NWS

Plus Code: 9C5R2R4J+X4

Entry Name: Eglwyseg Bridge

Listing Date: 22 April 1998

Last Amended: 22 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19696

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300019696

Location: Located at the centre of the hamlet of Eglwyseg, carrying the minor road to Llangollen over the River Eglwyseg.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llantysilio

Community: Llantysilio

Locality: Eglwyseg

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Probably C18 or early C19 in origin, replacing a ford.

Exterior

Built of local carboniferous limestone. A hump-back bridge formed by a semicircular arched tunnel faced by rough voussoirs, and a rough block coping terminating in a large boulder at the SE side. The parapet and spandrels are splayed on plan and descend to die away into the ground.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an unaltered traditional country bridge.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Plas yn Eglwyseg
    Eglwyseg hamlet is on the minor road from Llangollen through the Nant Eglwyseg to Minera. The farmhouse stands on a bank overlooking the road junction and bridge at the centre of Eglwyseg.
  • II Lime Kiln above Bryn-goleu
    The lime kiln is built into the slope of the Cregiau Eglwyseg, approximately 80m above the rebuilt house of Bryn-goleu.
  • II Old Farmhouse at Ty-brith
    Ty-brith is located on the E side of Eglwyseg Glen, approximately 900m N of St Mary's Church. The old farmhouse is on a platform site, to the N and at right angles to the present farmhouse.
  • II Tan-y-graig
    The farmhouse stands in the Eglwyseg Valley, set back from the road under the shoulder of Craig Arthur of Cregiau Eglwyseg. It is reached by a farm road.
  • II Ty Canol
    Located on the west side of the road that follows the Eglwyseg river to World's End; c5.5km due N of Llangollen.
  • II Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse
    The farm lies on the road joining the Horseshoe Pass road with the Eglwyseg valley, approximately 150m from the junction with the A542.
  • II Outbuilding at Bwlch-issa
    The outbuilding stands opposite and parallel to the house, at the entrance to the farmyard.
  • II Bwlch-issa Farmhouse
    Bryn-yr-odyn Lane runs N of Pentre-dwfr on the E side of the valley. Bwlch-issa is part of a small cluster of buildings approximately 750m from the road junction in Pentre-dwfr.

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