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Milepost on B4337 at Alltyblaca

Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Alltyblaca, Llanwenog, Ceredigion, designated on 25 April 1997.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milepost on B4337 at Alltyblaca, Llanwenog, 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
25 April 1997
Locality
Alltyblaca
Community
Llanwenog
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.08887, -4.15788
Cadw reference
18366

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 · 195 Lampeter (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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on the NW side of the B4337, in the centre of Alltyblaca approximately 330m S of the chapel.

History

Mid/late C19 cast-iron milepost made by the Eagle Foundry, Aberystwyth. This section of road was managed by the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1770.

Exterior

Cast-iron milepost with two-faced angled front, bevelled to sloping top.

Left side reads: The right side reads:
TEMPLE BAR LLANBYTHER
7 1
MILES MILE

Base signed: Eagle foundary Co., Aberystwyth.

Reason for designation

Listed for its historic interest as a survival of early road transport history of the region.

Nearby in the register

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

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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