Picton Mill Bridge, Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9693 / 51°58'9"N

Longitude: -4.8767 / 4°52'36"W

OS Eastings: 202490

OS Northings: 233995

OS Grid: SN024339

Mapcode National: GBR CP.L51P

Mapcode Global: VH1QP.FR8R

Plus Code: 9C3QX49F+P8

Entry Name: Picton Mill Bridge

Listing Date: 30 July 2002

Last Amended: 30 July 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26811

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300026811

Location: Situated some 200m WSW of the Dyffryn Arms inn just S of junction of valley road with road up to Pontfaen church.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Fishguard

Community: Cwm Gwaun

Locality: Pontfaen

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Road bridge over the river Gwaun, possibly C18. Presumably a stone bridge in the C16 from whence the name, recorded by George Owen as Pont Vaen in early C17. Recorded as Picton Bridge by Edward Llwyd.

Exterior

Road bridge, rubble stone with 2 low round arches, the arches recessed with stone voussoirs. Cutwater both sides carried up to just below parapet coping. Parapet has edge on stone coping on W and flat coping on E, all much renewed. NE abutment also rebuilt.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a two-arch bridge of well-preserved character, also with landscape value in the Gwaun valley.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Dyffryn Arms Public House
In the centre of the hamlet of Pontfaen, near to the Picton Mill Bridge.
II Church of St Brynach
Situated at the top of the hill some 400m W of Picton Mill Bridge, in front of Plas Pontfaen.
II Outbuildings at Pontfaen
Situated on W side of road just S of Plas Pontfaen / Pontfaen Farmhouse.
II Pontfaen House (Plas Pontfaen and Pontfaen Farmouse)
Situated at top of hill S of Picton Mill Bridge, just W of Pontfaen church.
II The Old Vicarage
Situated some 250m S of Pontfaen church, on W side of road.
II Tredafydd Uchaf
Situated about 800m NW of Dyffryn Arms inn, down drive running W off road to Dinas.
II Vaulted undercroft at Cilciffeth
Situated in garden some 20m SE of house.
II Cilciffeth
Situated about 1 km WSW of Pontfaen church, reached via drive running N from B4313.

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Picton Mill Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire