Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone near Adpar
Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 June 1996
- Locality
- Adpar
- Community
- Llandyfriog
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04002, -4.46265
- Cadw reference
- 17601
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of A475, 0.3km E of Adpar, within retaining stone wall.
History
Early C19 milestone. This section of road was maintained by the Cardigan Turnpike Trust, which received its first Act in 1770.
Exterior
White painted milestone standing approximately 1m high. Inscription with bench-mark below reads:
TO
CARDIGAN
10 MILES
Reason for designation
Included as a survival of early road transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Newcastle Emlyn CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Newcastle Emlyn CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Adpar Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.