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Pont Dyfrdwy is a post-medieval stone bridge crossing the River Dee in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME033. The bridge spans the Ashgill mudstone, siltstone and sandstone bedrock that forms the local geology of this part of the Dee valley, deposits laid down during the Ashgill period of the Ordovician era. As a crossing point of a major river, the bridge represents an important element of the region's transport infrastructure, connecting communities on either bank and enabling passage for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic across this significant watercourse. The construction and maintenance of such bridges was essential to the economic and social functioning of rural Wales, facilitating trade, movement and communication between settlements. The monument's protected status recognises its historical importance as evidence of post-medieval engineering and infrastructure development in the Welsh landscape.
Pont Dyfrdwy is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME033. View the official record →
Pont Dyfrdwy is a post-medieval stone bridge crossing the River Dee in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME033.
Pont Dyfrdwy dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pont Dyfrdwy is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is ME033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Tywyll House Platforms (7.3 km), Two Ring Cairns West of Cwm Tywyll (7.5 km), Cefn Penagored Cairn and Ring Cairn (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pont Dyfrdwy's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Pont Dyfrdwy stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.