Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 27 May 2005. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais

WRENN ID
gentle-step-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
27 May 2005
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais, Trallong, Powys, LD3 8EY
OS grid reference
SN 964 290
Coordinates
51.95011, -3.50808
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The bridge over the Camlais, located to the north of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais, is a Grade II listed structure. It is built from rubble stone and features a single segmental arch with stone voussoirs set in a square recess, which is typical of local road bridges. The bridge has rubble parapets, with the northern parapet having flat coping, while the southern parapet is higher to provide screening for the gardens. The coping on the southern parapet consists of rough blocks and continues eastward as a garden wall.

Local climate

Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at Abercamlais sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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