Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | View Attraction Details
description
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which forms a key part of the Llangollen Canal, stands majestically at the foot of the Horseshoe Pass, three miles east of Llangollen, crossing over the River Dee at the dizzy height of 126 feet.
At over 1000 feet long, Pontcysyllte is the longest and highest cast-iron aqueduct in the world. Treasured by British Waterways, it is today a protected Grade I listed building, a Welsh National Monument and is one of the seven wonders of the British Inland Waterways System. It is of course still used for its original purpose, being crossed by more than a thousand canal boats a year.
Granted World Heritage Status in June 2009
contact
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
c/o British Waterways
Navigation Road
Llangollen
Cheshire
CW8 1BH
Tel: 01606 723 800
prices
This is a free attraction
categories
Part of: Culture & Heritage, Boats, Trains & Trams categories
How do I find Pontcysyllte Aqueduct?
Exit A483 towards A539 to Whitchurch/Llangollen. Follow road towards Llangollen. Aqueduct signposted to left at Trevor
