Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Mochdre, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 September 1996
- Locality
- Penstrowed
- Community
- Mochdre
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51811, -3.38752
- Cadw reference
- 17330
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
On the A489, S side, opposite the entrance to Ty Mawr farm.
History
On the Newtown to Llanidloes Turnpike, established after the Montgomeryshire Turnpike Act of 1769.
Exterior
Stone, c0.5m high, hammer dressed to the front and sides, with the rear unworked. On the front, letters have been cut in reading 'NEWT 4' and 'LLANI 91/2'. An Ordnance Survey bench mark has been cut in subsequently.
Reason for designation
A well preserved milestone of late C18 date.
Nearby in the register
- PentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bron-Felin Mound & Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Rhydlydan MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Aberhafesp HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.