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Flush Bracket 2930: by Pont y Bat   

Flush Bracket on E. face of house at smithy, 10 chains N. from Pont y Bat [2GL] - note location improved to SO 1196 3413 from original plot of SO 119 342; smithy and house evidently lost to road junction improvements.

Location
Grid reference: SO 1196 3413.
Landranger 161: Abergavenny & The Black Mountains.
Structure: Private house.
Waypoint: FB2930.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
2929 Pont-y-wal 1.55km to the east.
2931 Felin-fach 3.03km to the west.
2928 Dewsbury Gate 3.43km to the northeast.
2932 Pen-isa'r-waen 3.70km to the southwest.
S6829 Talgarth, School 3.74km to the east.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Brecon, 8.51km to the southwest.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 482.4370 feet [147.0468 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Church Stretton to Brecon levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on E. face of house at smithy, 10 chains N. from Pont y Bat.

Logged Visits
Logged on 18th June 2007 by superswifteagle. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Grid ref points to field immediately E of A470. As per Cheshire Cat, there are no buildings near here, what's more the aerial photos show no signs of any having been here. There are historical records of a smithy hereabouts (http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/midwye/mwindust.htm which lists it as within 1km of Trephilip Farm) which would fit. It's gone now though I reckon

Logged on 11th February 2005 by the_cheshire_cat. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Needs further investigation. There are now no buildings N from the bridge of Pont y Bat.
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