Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Pont Cysylltan

Pont Cysylltan, aqueduct of the Ellesmere Canal, over river Dee, Denbighshire, in S. of co., 4 miles E. of Llangollen; was constructed (1795-1805) by Telford; is 1007 ft. long, and has 19 arches. A railway viaduct, of 9 arches, and 1531 ft. long, is in vicinity.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "aqueduct"   (ADL Feature Type: "aqueducts")
Administrative units: Denbighshire AncC
Place: Pont Cysylltan

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