Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on S side of road near Capel Troedyrhiw
Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cribyn, Lampeter, Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion, designated on 18 October 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 October 1996
- Locality
- Cribyn
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Llanfihangel Ystrad
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14727, -4.19194
- Cadw reference
- 17440
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (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 S side of by-road, 150m E of Troedyrhiw Chapel and approximately 2km W of Cribyn.
History
Late C18 This road was under the management of the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1770.
Exterior
Roughly shaped milestone set in hedge-bank. Smooth face with seraphed lettering reading: "To Cardigan 22 miles". Bench-mark below inscription. Stone thicker at the base.
Reason for designation
Listed for historic interest as a very early survival of early road transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Troedyrhiw (Independent)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milestone on S side of by-road near Pen-wern MillsTransportunder 1 mi
- Castell MoeddynHillfort1 mi
- Penlan-hafodwen including attached byre (also known as Penlan-capel)Domestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.