Eight arch bridge at Stackpole - geograph

The Eight Arch Bridge on the

Stackpole Estate The Stackpole Estate ( cy, Ystad Ystagbwll) is located between the villages of Stackpole ( cy, Ystagbwll) and Bosherston ( cy, Llanfihangel-clogwyn-gofan) in Pembrokeshire, Wales, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It is situated wit ...

is a grade II* listed construction, in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is owned and maintained by the National Trust.

History

The bridge was built in 1797 to connect

Stackpole Court The Stackpole Estate ( cy, Ystad Ystagbwll) is located between the villages of Stackpole ( cy, Ystagbwll) and Bosherston Bosherston (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel-clogwyn-gofan'', translates to "St Michaels above the cliffs of St Gofan") is a villag ...

and Home Farm to

Stackpole Quay Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point is a cliff on the Castlemartin Peninsula of South Pembrokeshire, South Wales and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It has been designated as a SSSI since January 1977 in an attempt to protect its f ...

and the New Deer Park. At some point face-to-face iron ties were added to hold the bridge together. On 2 August 1996 it was listed by

Heritage in Wales (, a Welsh verbal noun meaning "keeping/preserving") is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group. works to protect the historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and heritage s ...

(now Cadw) as grade II* for its eyecatching nature as a major feature of

Stackpole Park The Stackpole Estate ( cy, Ystad Ystagbwll) is located between the villages of Stackpole ( cy, Ystagbwll) and Bosherston ( cy, Llanfihangel-clogwyn-gofan) in Pembrokeshire, Wales, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It is situated with ...

, and as part of the Stackpole group of buildings.

Description

The bridge is built over a weir between two ponds (part of the Bosherston Lily Ponds). There are eight segmental arches in limestone, one with slightly projecting

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s. The arch rings are in

ashlar Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared, or a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, generally rectangular cuboid, mentioned by Vitr ...

s; the rest of the arches in common stonework. There are a low rebuilt parapet walls, with slight wing walls at each end, on either side of the roadway.

References

{{Reflist Grade II* listed bridges in Wales Grade II* listed buildings in Pembrokeshire Bridges completed in 1797 Stone bridges in the United Kingdom Bridges in Pembrokeshire