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Multi-periodSite Name: Pont Tai Hirion Ancient Bridge Alternative Name: Borrow's BridgeCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.977 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Blaenau Ffestiniog Nearest Village: Llan Ffestiniog
Map Ref: SH803398
Latitude: 52.942199N Longitude: 3.782724W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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bishop_pam visited on 3rd Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
The bridge over the Afon Tai Hirion is known locally as the Roman Bridge. It has also been referred to as the Borrow's Bridge. It lies about 90m from the current road bridge and serves no current purpose but to allow sheep to ford the river. This bridge is thought to have been built during the Elizabethan period. However, the trackway that it conveyed across the river is thought to be much older.
This is a lovely looking bridge. Single arched spanning 5m and resting on vertical piers that are built of large boulders. It is 2.9m wide. The remnants of a stone lined causeway lead from the B4391 (Llan Ffestiniog to Bala) road.
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