Tunnel carrying Brynich stream under Brecon & Abergavenny Canal (partly in Brecon community) is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 2005. Culvert. 1 related planning application.

Tunnel carrying Brynich stream under Brecon & Abergavenny Canal (partly in Brecon community)

WRENN ID
iron-flue-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 July 2005
Type
Culvert
Address
Tunnel carrying Brynich stream under Brecon & Abergavenny Canal (partly in Brecon community), Cefn Brynich, Llanfrynach, Powys, LD3 7SH
OS grid reference
SO 069 276
Coordinates
51.93927, -3.35459
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a stone-lined culvert that carries the Brynich stream underneath the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal. It features a segmental arch at the southern end, constructed with cut stone voussoirs. Above the arch, there is a low retaining wall made of squared stone. The culvert is flanked by splayed stone retaining walls on each side.

Local climate

Tunnel carrying Brynich stream under Brecon & Abergavenny Canal (partly in Brecon community) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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