Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone opposite Little Eames
Bronllys, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llyswen, Bronllys, Powys, designated on 15 December 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 December 1995
- Locality
- Llyswen
- Community
- Bronllys
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.03169, -3.23116
- Cadw reference
- 16699
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the road verge, almost opposite Little Eames, E of the crossing of the road by the Hay to Brecon tramway.
Exterior
Description: Late C18 turnpike milestone. A sandstone pillar with a finely rubbed face, ending with two arcs below the rounded top. Incised lettering reads
HAY / 6 / BUILTH / 13
the last number having been altered from the erroneous 11.
Included as a monument to the turnpike era of road transport
Nearby in the register
- Spread EagleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pipton Long BarrowLong Cairnunder 1 mi
- Trefithel FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pipton farmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.