Aberhoyw Bridge (Canal Bridge No 126) is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 August 1998. Bridge.

Aberhoyw Bridge (Canal Bridge No 126)

WRENN ID
worn-pilaster-bramble
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 August 1998
Type
Bridge
Address
Aberhoyw Bridge (Canal Bridge No 126), Cyffredyn, Llangynidr, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 168 195
Coordinates
51.86788, -3.20901
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Aberhoyw Bridge, also known as Canal Bridge No 126, is a hump-backed bridge made of rubble sandstone. It features a segmental arch with keystones and thin voussoirs, along with a low parapet. The abutments curve outwards on both sides, and the parapet is finished with square end piers. On the eastern side of the bridge, there is a cast iron plaque displaying the bridge number in relief.

Local climate

Aberhoyw Bridge (Canal Bridge No 126) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Danywern Grade II 17 m
  2. Aberhoyw Cottage Grade II 59 m
  3. Aberhoyw Grade II 141 m
  4. Old House Bridge (Canal Bridge No 127) Grade II 374 m
  5. Cyffredyn Cottage Grade II 396 m
  6. South Terrace at Gliffaes Grade II 436 m
  7. Gliffaes Grade II 448 m
  8. Usk Cottage Grade II 451 m
  9. Dipping Pool and Steps at Gliffaes Grade II 478 m
  10. Gazebo including attached kitchen garden walls at Gliffaes Grade II 482 m