Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone outside Dolcoed
Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 February 1996
- Locality
- Rhydbeillen
- Community
- Llanarth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.16828, -4.33184
- Cadw reference
- 17738
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in Rhydybeillen, on E side of old road, now cul-de-sac, E of present A 487. Milestone is marked slightly further N on O.S.
History
Early C19 milestone on Cardigan to Aberystwyth road, turnpike trust formed 1770. Similar stones from Aberaeron to Cardigan.
Exterior
Whitewashed stone milestone inscribed: "TO CARDIGAN 16 MILES".
Reason for designation
Included as relic of transport history.
Nearby in the register
- Milepost on A486Transportunder 1 mi
- Milepost 1km S on A486Transportunder 1 mi
- Milestone near Blaen-waun fawrTransportunder 1 mi
- Melyn Synod, Synod MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.