Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone near Tan-yr-allt
Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 23 May 1996
- Locality
- Ciliau Aeron
- Community
- Ciliau Aeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.20397, -4.17673
- Cadw reference
- 17524
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
Situated on E side of A482, 0.2km SE of Tan-yr-allt.
History
Early/mid C19. This section of road was maintained by the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which received its first Act in 1770.
Exterior
White painted milestone, standing approximately 60cm high. Rounded top with bench-mark to edge. Inscription (upper part following curve of top) reads:
ABERAYRON
5
MILES
LAMPETER
8
Reason for designation
Listed as an historically interesting survival of early road transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Tan-yr-alltDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont NewyddTransportunder 1 mi
- Green GroveDomesticunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.