{"id":13325,"date":"2026-08-20T08:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/2026\/08\/20\/chirk-aqueduct-225th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:04:43","slug":"chirk-aqueduct-225th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/cy\/2026\/08\/20\/chirk-aqueduct-225th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen-blwydd Dyfrbont y Waun yn 225"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mae Dyfrbont hanesyddol y Waun yn dathlu ei phen-blwydd yn 225 oed yn 2026, ar y cyd gyda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canalrivertrust.org.uk\/cy\/cymru\">Gland\u0175r Cymru<\/a>\u00a0a phartneriaid rydym yn dathlu\u2019r garreg filltir arbennig hon drwy gydol y flwyddyn.<\/p>\n<p>Dyfrbont y gellir ei defnyddio ar gyfer llongau, sy\u2019n 70 troedfedd o uchder a 710 troedfedd o hyd ac yn cludo\u2019r hyn sydd bellach yn Gamlas Llangollen ar draws Dyffryn Ceiriog; mae\u2019r dyfrbont yn unigryw gan ei bod yn ymestyn dros y ffin rhwng Cymru a Lloegr, gan ei gwneud yn un o\u2019r ychydig leoedd ar rwydwaith y dyfrffyrdd lle gallwch fod yn y ddwy wlad ar yr un pryd.<\/p>\n<p>Mae Traphont y Waun yn sefyll ochr yn ochr \u00e2\u2019r draphont dd\u0175r a ddyluniwyd gan Thomas Telford ac a adeiladwyd rhwng 1796 ac 1801.<\/p>\n<p>Mae\u2019n rhan o Safle Treftadaeth y Byd UNESCO sy\u2019n cynnwys Traphont Dd\u0175r a Chamlas Pontcysyllte (sy\u2019n ymestyn dros 11 milltir), ac mae\u2019n daith gerdded o ychydig funudau yn unig o ganol tref y Waun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-1360x905.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-480x319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chirk-Castle-Aqueduct-May-2023-50-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sut y byddwn yn dathlu 225 mlynedd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Er mwyn dathlu 225 mlynedd o Draphont Dd\u0175r y Waun ar y gamlas a\u2019r afonydd, byddwn yn cynnal nifer o ddigwyddiadau a phrosiectau gyda\u2019r gymuned leol i nodi pen-blwydd y draphont yn 225 oed.<\/p>\n<p>Mae rhai o\u2019r dathliadau yn ystod y flwyddyn yn cynnwys:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diwrnod agored ar y gamlas ym mis Mawrth, gyda marchnad ar y d\u0175r a theithiau cwch i ymwelwyr.<\/li>\n<li>Digwyddiad llusernau arbennig i nodi 225 mlynedd ers agor Dyfrbont y Waun, yng Nghastell y Waun ar 16 Hydref.<\/li>\n<li>Rhaglen gweithgareddau \u2018Explorers\u2019 gydag ysgolion cynradd lleol.<\/li>\n<li>Creu model LEGO o Ddyfrbont y Waun.<\/li>\n<li>Arddangosfa hanesyddol am Ddyfrbont y Waun yn Neuadd Dref y Waun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n225 years of Chirk Aqueduct\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more-container wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk\/cy\/2026\/08\/20\/chirk-aqueduct-225th-anniversary\/\" class=\"link-more wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Parhau i ddarllen Pen-blwydd Dyfrbont y Waun yn 225\">Parhau i Ddarllen<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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