Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Signpost at junction of by-roads to east of Twyn Allws
Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Twyn Allws, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 15 March 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 March 1996
- Locality
- Twyn Allws
- Community
- Llanfoist Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81666, -3.08211
- Cadw reference
- 17655
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the Y-shaped road junction on the eastern edge of the settlement of Twyn Allws and to the east of Pentre Farm. Set into a grassed road-side bank.
Exterior
Early C20, inter-war, cast-iron road-sign in the form of a black and white banded cylindrical post capped by a ring inscribed 'Monmouth CC' and with arms signposted to Govilon and Gilwern; these have unusually large lettering.
Listed as one of the few surviving examples of an early road-sign known to exist in this region.
Nearby in the register
- The Old House at Pentre FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanwenarth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tramroad BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Tramroad Bridge, Bailey's Tramroad, GovilonBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.