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Milestone S of Cemetery Entrance

Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Towyn, Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion, designated on 25 February 1993.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone S of Cemetery Entrance, Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Date of designation
25 February 1993
Locality
Towyn
Community
Llanllwchaiarn
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.20805, -4.36833
Cadw reference
10684

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated some 10m S of cemetery entrance.

Cast-iron milestone of type used on Llandysul to New Quay road, triangular plan with raised letters:- 'New Quay - 1 mile' on one face, 'Llandyssul 14 miles' on the other.

Listed as one of a series of iron milestones in the area.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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