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This silver commemorative plaque records: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Un on gampweithiau Thomas Telford, adeiladwyd 1795 - 1805. Gwnaed y 18 pilar o'r garreg leol, ac uchder y rhai yn y canol hyd at y gwaith metal yw 126! Rhed y gamlas drwy gagn haearn sydd 1007' o hyd, 11' 10" o led, a 5'3"o ddyfnder-y mwyaf ym mhrydain. Daeth yr hearn o weithfeydd William Hazeldine yn amwythig a'r cefn mawr. Cyfanswm £47,000 ffrydi'r dwr i'r gamla o'r ddyfrdwy ger rhaeadr-y-bedol, llantysilio. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Built By Thomas Telford 1795 - 1805 There are 18 Piers made of local stone, the central ones over the Dee being 126’ high up to the ironwork. The canal runs through an iron trough, 1007’ Long, 11’ 10” wide and 5’ 3” deep, The largest in Britain. The Iron was supplied by William Hazeldine from his foundries at Shrewsbury and nearby Cefn Mawr. Total cost £47000 Water is fed from the Dee at the Horseshoe Falls at Llanttysilio near Llangollen
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