Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Llanerfyl, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Banwy Valley, Llanerfyl, Powys, designated on 20 March 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 20 March 1996
- Locality
- Banwy Valley
- Community
- Llanerfyl
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.68361, -3.45110
- Cadw reference
- 17940
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)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Exterior
Located on grass verge N side of the A458 between Llanerfyl and Llangadfan 0.5km E of the Community boundary.
Description: Possibly dating from early C19, a flat, upright slab of shale, much of which is buried. Previously limewashed, with deeply chamfered corners and a flat top. A carved inscription on the front face reads:
Machynlleth
23 Miles
Canoffice 0
Llanfair (partially buried)
Listed as a comparatively well preserved example of an early C19 milestone, providing evidence for turnpiking.
Nearby in the register
- The Miller's CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont LlangadfanNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cann Office HotelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- St Cadfan's WellNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.