Talk:Nant Ceiswyn

Pont Cymerau

The quote from Jervoise, page 58, reads "In Lhwyd's Parochilia were noted Pont Cymerau, over the river Dulas, "about 20 yards or less above ye place where...(Nant Ceiswyn) falls into Dywlas,"...." The 1877 Ordnance Survey shows a footbridge at this point. However, it now appears to be long gone - there are some moss-covered stones on the east bank of the Dulas but nothing else. The modern concrete road bridge over the Ceiswyn immediately before it joins the Dulas apparently replaced an older stone bridge there sometime after 1930, but that is not the bridge that Jervoise and Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709, author of the Parochilia) seem to have been referring to judging by the description quoted above. RGCorris (talk) 15:29, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's certainly unclear which bridge is being referred to by Jervoise and Lhuyd, and I agree that the physical bridge is long gone. The 1900 and 1949 OS maps show Pont Cymerau, and I suspect they are marking the location rather than the specific bridge. This London Gazette notice also seems to use "Pont Cymerau" to refer to the place rather than a specific bridge. I've updated the article. Thanks RGCorris. Railfan23 (talk) 17:32, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]