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Pont Tai-Hirion Old Bridge is a post-medieval structure spanning a watercourse in Wales, protected by Cadw under the reference ME028. The bridge carries testament to Welsh communications infrastructure developed during the early modern period, when crossing points became increasingly formalised as roads improved and communities grew more interconnected.
The bridge sits upon bedrock composed of felsic tuff, an Ordovician extrusive rock formed approximately 485 to 444 million years ago during intense volcanic activity. This ancient volcanic geology creates a particularly rugged and unforgiving landscape, which will have shaped both the challenge of constructing a crossing at this point and its strategic importance to local travel routes.
Pont Tai-Hirion remains a valued heritage asset within the Welsh landscape, reflecting both the practical engineering demands of its time and the geological constraints imposed by its Ordovician setting. The monument's protection status recognises its contribution to understanding post-medieval Welsh infrastructure and the enduring relationship between communities and their environment.
Pont Tai-Hirion Old Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME028. View the official record →
Pont Tai-Hirion Old Bridge is a post-medieval structure spanning a watercourse in Wales, protected by Cadw under the reference ME028.
Pont Tai-Hirion Old Bridge 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 Tai-Hirion Old Bridge 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 ME028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut group SSW of Cefngarw, Ysbyty (2.2 km), Afon Prysor, cairn to NW of (3.7 km), Arenig Fawr Cairn (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pont Tai-Hirion Old Bridge'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 Tai-Hirion Old Bridge stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.