Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
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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.
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.