Road From Pont Gynon

Image: © Deborah Tilley Taken: 31 Jan 2016

A long stone built bridge covering the river a much marshy ground. It is only wide enough for single file traffic and as it has a kink in the middle the oncoming traffic can't always be seen until both sides have made the crossing resulting in a stand off as to who reverses! It is a listed 'building' and described as thus: History C18 to C19 road bridge carrying the Haverfordwest to Cardigan road over the River Nyfer, incorporating boundary stone between old parishes of Eglwyswrw and Meline. George Owen mentions a bridge here in the early C17, and the Quarter Sessions report repairs during the C18. Rubble stone single arch humped bridge over the river with long serpentine causeway approach from N. Main arch has cut Cilgerran stone voussoirs with arch ring. Rubble parapets with edge-on stone coping. E parapet incorporates C19 boundary stone marked `Eglwyswrw Boundary Meline Boundary' (similar to those at Pont Brynberian, Pontyglasier, Pontrhiwfelen, N of Cross Inn, and E of Trewilym). Abutment runs N for some 71m across flood meadow turning NW then NE and is pierced by two low flood-water arches with Cilgerran stone voussoirs and keystones. S abutment runs for some 12 metres. Reason for Listing An attractive stone bridge and causeway, the arches probably remade in early C19 but causeway perhaps much older.

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