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Trimsaran Aqueduct or Spudder's Bridge Aqueduct or Glanstony Aqueduct, Kidwelly & Llanelli Canal

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NPRN34394
Map ReferenceSN40NW
Grid ReferenceSN4275605299
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityTrimsaran
Type Of SiteAQUEDUCT
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Spudder's Bridge Aqueduct is a massive aqueduct dating from 1815, carrying the Kidwelly and Llanelli Canal (NPRN 34390) over the Gwendraeth Fawr. A railway was laid over the canal bed in 1869 and this closed in 1965. The aqueduct appears to have been incorporated in the river's flood defences (see NPRN 34713). The structure has six low segmental arches and is largely of coursed freestone with repairs in brick. There appears to have been a small depot on the south bank with at least one limekiln built into the canal embankment (NPRN 40665).

Source:
CADW Listed Buildings Database (81323)
Stephen Hughes and Paul Reynolds (1989) 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Swansea Region' Association for Industrial Archaeology.

RCAHMW, 25 October 2011.