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Milestone on A484 at Cenarth

Beulah, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Cenarth, Beulah, Ceredigion, designated on 15 March 1996.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on A484 at Cenarth, Beulah, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Date of designation
15 March 1996
Locality
Cenarth
Community
Beulah
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.04691, -4.52852
Cadw reference
17947

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (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)

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Cadw's description

History

Late C18 or early C19 milestone, on newer of two roads to Cardigan from Newcastle Emlyn.

Exterior

Freestanding C19 milestone of very weathered slate, once whitewashed. Curved head, front face cut back for upper inscription section, sides horizontally reeded. Approximately 1m high by 0.35m wide by 0.08m deep inscribed

To
Cardigan
6
Miles

Benchmark below.

Reason for designation

Included as a relic of transport history in the area.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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