Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Llanrhystyd, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrhystyd, Ceredigion, designated on 9 August 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 9 August 1996
- Locality
- Llanrhystyd
- Town
- Llanrhystyd
- Community
- Llanrhystyd
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.30362, -4.14720
- Cadw reference
- 17133
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of A487, opposite Village Hall.
History
Early C19 milestone on Aberaeron to Aberystwyth road. Turnpike trust formed 1770.
Exterior
Description: White painted milestone standing approximately 1m high. Rounded top. Upper part of inscription follows curve. Inscription reads: "ABERYSTWYTH 9 MILES".
Reason for designation
Listed as an historically interesting survival of early road transport history in the county.
Nearby in the register
- Church HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St RhystydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Felin GanolIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Defended Enclosure 500m N of Pen y CastellEnclosure - Defensiveunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.