Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the across the in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast . The 19-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 210 feet (64 metres)
  • …is operated by the Canal and River Trust
  • …dates from 1805
  • Description: navigable aqueduct in Wales
  • Also known as
    “Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal”
    “폰트치실트 수로”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Seion Presbyterian Chapel and Telford Inn.
is a café, which is situated 1,300 feet north of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
is a pub, which is situated 1,200 feet north of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Park
is a country park and farm park… is situated 1 mile southeast of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trevor and Froncysyllte.
, colloquially known as Fron, is a village…
is a village in the community of Cefn within , Wales.
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Latitude
52.97018° or 52° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.08787° or 3° 5′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C4RXWC6+3V
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pontcysyllte Aqueduct” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة بونكتيسيلت”
  • Armenian: “Պոնթքիսիլթե”
  • Armenian: “Պոնտքիսիլթե”
  • Basque: “Pontcysyllte akueduktua”
  • Belarusian: “Акведук Понткісілтэ”
  • Catalan: “Aqüeducte de Pontcysyllte”
  • Catalan: “Aqüeducte i el canal de Pontcysyllte”
  • Chinese: “龐特卡薩魯岧水道”
  • Croatian: “Akvedukt Pontcysyllte”
  • Czech: “Pontcysyllte Aqueduct”
  • Czech: “Pontcysylltský akvadukt”
  • Danish: “Pontcysyllte Akvædukt”
  • Dutch: “Pontcysyllte aquaduct”
  • Esperanto: “Akvedukto Pontcysyllte”
  • Estonian: “Pontcysyllte akvedukt”
  • Finnish: “Pontcysyllten akvedukti”
  • French: “Pont-canal de Pontcysyllte”
  • French: “Pont-canal et canal de Pontcysyllte”
  • French: “Pontcysyllte Aqueduct”
  • Galician: “Acueduto de Pontcysyllte”
  • Georgian: “პონტკისილტეს აკვედუკი”
  • German: “Pontcysyllte-Aquädukt”
  • Hebrew: “אמת פונטקיסילטה”
  • Italian: “Acquedotto di Pontcysyllte”
  • Japanese: “ポントカサステ水路橋と運河”
  • Japanese: “ポントカサルテの水道橋”
  • Japanese: “ポントカサルテ水道橋”
  • Japanese: “ポントカサルテ水道橋と運河”
  • Korean: “폰트치실트 수도교”
  • Korean: “폰트치실트 수로”
  • Lithuanian: “Pontkisiltės akvedukas”
  • Maltese: “Akkwedott ta‘ Pontcysyllte”
  • Mingrelian: “პონტკისილტეშ აკვედუკი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pontcysyllteakvedukten”
  • Norwegian: “Pontcysyllteakvedukten”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Pontcysyllte Wætertyge”
  • Polish: “Akwedukt i kanał Pontcysyllte”
  • Portuguese: “Aqueduto de Pontcysyllte”
  • Russian: “Акведук Понткисиллте”
  • Russian: “Понткисиллте”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akvedukt Pontcysyllte”
  • Slovak: “Pontcysyllte Aqueduct”
  • Slovenian: “Akvadukt Pontcysyllte”
  • Spanish: “Acueducto de Pontcysyllte”
  • Spanish: “Acueducto Pontcysyllte”
  • Spanish: “Acueducto y canal de Pontcysyllte”
  • Swedish: “Pontcysyllteakvedukten”
  • Turkish: “Pontcysyllte Su kemeri”
  • Ukrainian: “Акведук Понткісіллте”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu máng Pontcysyllte”
  • Welsh: “Dyfrbont Pont-Cysyllte”
  • Welsh: “Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal”
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