Canal Bridge over Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal E of Cwmbyr is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 23 December 1998. Bridge.

Canal Bridge over Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal E of Cwmbyr

WRENN ID
grim-pediment-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn MP: Ruth Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
23 December 1998
Type
Bridge
Address
Canal Bridge over Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal E of Cwmbyr, Crosskeys
OS grid reference
ST 231 916
Coordinates
51.61867, -3.11081
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a hump-backed bridge made of rubble sandstone, located east of Cwmbyr over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. It features an elliptical arch constructed with thin voussoirs and has a low parapet with flat coping. The abutments curve outward and end in square piers. A former towpath passed under the bridge on the south side, where there is a stone kerb.

Local climate

Canal Bridge over Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal E of Cwmbyr sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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