Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Carno, Powys, Wales
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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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
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.