Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A487 at Llwyncelyn
Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llwyncelyn, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, designated on 21 February 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 February 1996
- Locality
- Llwyncelyn
- Community
- Henfynyw
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.21347, -4.28101
- Cadw reference
- 17752
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the SE side of the A487, approximately 170m NE of the crossroads in the centre of Llwyncelyn.
History
Early C19 milestone on the Cardigan to Aberystwyth road. Turnpike trust formed 1770.
Exterior
White-painted milestone set into bank under hedge, approximately 75cm high by 30cm wide by 25cm deep. Inscription reads
TO
CARDIGAN
20 MILES
Reason for designation
Included as an historically interesting relic of transport history in the area.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyncelyn Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Vestry attached to left of Llwyncelyn Independent ChapelDomesticunder 1 mi
- St David's WellDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ffos-y-ffin ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.