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The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section

A Scheduled Monument in Llangwm, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9867 / 52°59'12"N

Longitude: -3.5006 / 3°30'2"W

OS Eastings: 299359

OS Northings: 344315

OS Grid: SH993443

Mapcode National: GBR 6J.HVJ1

Mapcode Global: WH66V.6695

Entry Name: The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section

Scheduled Date: 23 July 2004

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4016

Cadw Legacy ID: DE287

Schedule Class: Transport

Category: Road

Period: Post Medieval/Modern

County: Conwy

Community: Llangwm

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a now-disused section of the Holyhead Road, running along a substantial engineered terrace above the gorge of the Afon Ceirw, to the N of the Pen-y-Bont falls. Telford described the new road as follows: This road established through a rugged and mountainous district

Source: Cadw

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