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Milestone on Mountain Road to Aberystwyth

Rhayader, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Mountain Road to Aberystwyth, Rhayader, Powys, designated on 31 July 1995.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on Mountain Road to Aberystwyth, Rhayader, Powys, 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
31 July 1995
Locality
Mountain Road to Aberystwyth
Community
Rhayader
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.30149, -3.52369
Cadw reference
16228

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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)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Opposite lane to NW of Dderw Bridge.

Early C19 milestone, stone, round head, circa 0.75m high. Inscription
" Aberystwyth 29 Rhayader +".

Nearby in the register

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

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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