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Cwm Du Aqueduct, Ynysmeudwy

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 01046.13w
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Pontardawe
Unitary authority : Neath Port Talbot
NGR : SN74120577
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Aqueduct
Status : listed building II

Summary :
This oblique .6m high aqueduct has a 4.1m span and was the smallest on the canal, built in 1794-6. The 2.4m of material above the arch gives this structure a culvert-line appearance.

Description :
This oblique .6m high aqueduct has a 4.1m span and was the smallest on the canal, built in 1794-6. The 2.4m of material above the arch gives this structure a culvert-line appearance.

Sources :
Canal & River Trust , Site Visit Form ( © Canal & River Trust)
Canal & River Trust , 1996 , Canal & River Trust Architectural Heritage Survey 1996: Swansea Canal
Geake H , 1990 , A4067 Swansea Valley Route Stage Three Pontardawe to Ynysmeudwy An archaeological Assessment. ( © GGAT)
The Handley Partnership , HAAbase built heritage assessment system: Buildings at Risk database
01/map/OS/1878

Events :
E000482 : CWM DU AQUEDUCT, YNYSMEUDWY, SURVEY, 1975 (year : 1975)
E001075 : A4067 SWANSEA VALLEY ROUTE PONTARDAWE TO YNYSMEUDWY (year : 1990)
E005370 : Swansea Canal: Ynysmeudwy to Clydach (year : 1996)

Related records
National Monuments Record NPRN 34507 http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/34507/details
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 01046.26w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 01699.0w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 01615w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 02655w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 02656w
Canals and River Trust Ref. No. SA003

Compiled date : 23-02-1996


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