Pont Rhyd-ceffylau, Beddgelert, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0283 / 53°1'41"N

Longitude: -4.1292 / 4°7'45"W

OS Eastings: 257302

OS Northings: 350006

OS Grid: SH573500

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.FCFG

Mapcode Global: WH556.J4XS

Plus Code: 9C5Q2VHC+88

Entry Name: Pont Rhyd-ceffylau

Listing Date: 25 November 1998

Last Amended: 25 November 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20927

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300020927

Location: Located towards the western boundary of the community within the Beddgelert forest and spanning the Afon Hafod-Ruffydd-Isaf; approximately 0.5km W of the A 4085, carrying the pre-turnpike road.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Porthmadog

Community: Beddgelert

Locality: Beddgelert Forest

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Single-span road bridge, rebuilt after floods in 1844.

Exterior

Of rubble construction with segmental arch and rough-dressed voussoirs. Humped, unmetalled carriageway with rough, uncoped parapets, apparently slightly raised. These are splayed out slightly at the approaches and have square terminating piers.

Adjoining on both sides of the stream on the upstream side are the boulder platforms of an earlier bridge.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a late C18 or early C19 regional road bridge retaining good character.

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II Field Cowhouse W of Perthi
Located on high ground approximately 750m N of Beddgelert and some 100m W of Perthi.
II Ficerdy
Situated towards the NW edge of the village above the A4085.

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Pont Rhyd-ceffylau

A Grade II Listed Building in Beddgelert, Gwynedd