Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on E side of A482
Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Temple Bar, 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
- Temple Bar
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Llanfihangel Ystrad
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.15757, -4.12491
- Cadw reference
- 17450
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 · 195 Lampeter (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 E side of A482, 1.5km SE of Temple Bar and 0.4 km NW of Pont Rhyd-y-gof.
History
Late C18 /early C19. This road was managed by the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1770.
Exterior
Low milestone with rounded top. Inscription with seraphed lettering (partly following curve) reads: "Aberystwyth 20 miles. Lampeter 4".
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as a survival of early road transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Rhydygwain and attached houseReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milepost opposite Glanllyn LodgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone on W side of A482Transportunder 1 mi
- Ffynon-oerDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.