Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Footbridge.

Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage

WRENN ID
western-pilaster-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Footbridge
Address
Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage, Glynllifon, Llandwrog
OS grid reference
SH 462 555
Coordinates
53.07477, -4.29647
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a simple, single-arched footbridge made of rustic rubble. It has a flat deck that carries a path over a small waterfall, which is one of the many water features in the Llifon Valley.

Local climate

Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  6. Rubble Footbridge between Iron footbridge and Cave Grade II 285 m
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  8. Ionic Column on former East Drive Grade II 323 m
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