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Pont Minllyn is a stone bridge located in Meirionnydd, Wales, that dates to the post-medieval period. The bridge carries a local route across watercourse infrastructure characteristic of the region's transport network development during this era. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, it represents the type of functional stone bridge construction typical of Welsh rural infrastructure that facilitated communication and movement through upland terrain. The monument is recognised for its significance within the broader context of post-medieval transport heritage in Meirionnydd.
Pont Minllyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME094. View the official record →
Pont Minllyn is a stone bridge located in Meirionnydd, Wales, that dates to the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME094.
Pont Minllyn 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 Minllyn 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 ME094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Braich Llwyd Bronze Age Ritual Complex (5.3 km), Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery (7 km), Nant Helygog ring cairn (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pont Minllyn'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 Minllyn stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.