Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Carno, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Frankwell, Carno, Powys, designated on 12 November 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 November 1996
- Locality
- Frankwell
- Community
- Carno
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.55260, -3.50920
- Cadw reference
- 17578
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 164 Llanidloes (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated 150m east of turning to Ty Coch, and 1.5km E of Carno church.
History
On the Newtown to Machynlleth Turnpike, established after the Montgomeryshire Turnpike Act of 1769.
Exterior
Description: Roughly-hewn sandstone block, hammer dressed to front, with engraved letters within a border:
NEWT 10
MACH 18.
Reason for designation
One of a series of 4 late C18 milestones along the former Newtown to Machynlleth Turnpike in Carno.
Nearby in the register
- Gilfach-y-rhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
- PlasnewyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wgi FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- YnythDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.