Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone near Blaen-waun fawr
Llandysiliogogo, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 2 February 1996
- Locality
- Gwenlli
- Community
- Llandysiliogogo
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.15773, -4.34659
- Cadw reference
- 16630
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S side of A487, some 300m W of entrance to Blaen-waun fawr at bottom of embankment of redeveloped stretch of road.
History
Early C19. This section of road was maintained by the Cardiganshire Turnpike Trust, which received its first act in 1770.
Exterior
White painted milestone standing approximately 90cm high. Inscription reads:
TO
CARDIGAN
13 MILES
Reason for designation
Listed as a survival of early road transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Milepost 1km S on A486Transportunder 1 mi
- Melyn Synod, Synod MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Milepost on A486Transportunder 1 mi
- Milestone near GellieTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.