Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

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World Heritage Site aqueduct canal civil engineering structure

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct	13
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal canonical	9
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal)	1
World Heritage Site Pontcysyllte Aqueduct	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ canal ⓘ civil engineering structure ⓘ
architect	Thomas Telford ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1795 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses	River Dee ⓘ
engineer	Thomas Telford ⓘ William Jessop ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique	wrought-iron joints sealed with flannel and lead ⓘ
hasDesignerRole	Telford as principal designer ⓘ
hasParapet	towpath on one side ⓘ
hasStructureType	navigable aqueduct ⓘ
hasTowpath	on eastern side of trough ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageBufferZone	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 38 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1805 ⓘ
length	approximately 307 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Wrexham County Borough ⓘ surface form: County Borough of Wrexham Wales ⓘ
locatedNear	Cefn Mawr ⓘ Llangollen ⓘ Trevor ⓘ
maintainedBy	Canal & River Trust ⓘ
materialUsed	cast iron ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	cast-iron trough construction ⓘ early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ height above River Dee ⓘ
numberOfArches	19 ⓘ
openingDate	26 November 1805 ⓘ
partOf	Ellesmere Canal (historic) ⓘ Llangollen Canal ⓘ industrial heritage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
region	north-east Wales ⓘ surface form: North East Wales
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2009 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1303 ⓘ
usedFor	narrowboat navigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
waterwayCarried	Llangollen Canal ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wales → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

Denbighshire → contains → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

Wrexham County Borough → contains → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

Wrexham County Borough → hasHeritageSite → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

Wrexham County Borough → contains → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Heritage Site Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Ruabon → hasNearbyHeritageSite → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ

River Dee → hasNotableStructure → Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ