Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone outside Aelbryn
Caersws, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 5 November 1996
- Locality
- Llanwnog
- Community
- Caersws
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.52804, -3.40732
- Cadw reference
- 17553
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The milestone is now located in the narrow road verge, under the garden hedge of 'Aelbryn', approx 1km E of the village centre.
History
The road from Newtown to Machynlleth, through Aberhafesp was included in the Second District, defined under the First Montgomeryshire Act of 1769, 'for the Repairing and Widening of ' various specified roads, and to raise tolls by means of turnpike gates. The powers were re-enacted in 1773 and at later times, and these included the power to erect stones at mile intervals. This road was superceded by the construction of the new turnpike on the S sive of the river, called the 'Long Length'.
Exterior
A triangular fronted pillar of compact sandstone, erected c.1790 ch , bearing elegantly incised lettering, in part roughly overpainted in black, reading, on the left face: 5 / NEWT, and on the right 23 / MACH / CHYN / LLETH. The reversal of faces indicates the milestone has been relocated here from the opposite site of the road.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the few milestones surviving from the marking out of the mile points by the Turnpike Trust.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyn-y-brainDomesticunder 1 mi
- Roman Earthwork NE of Caersws (revealed by aerial photography)Earthwork (unclassified)under 1 mi
- Gwyn Fynydd CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Rhydlydan MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.