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Milestone S of Talybont

Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Talybont, Aberystwyth, Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, designated on 19 September 1997.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone S of Talybont, Ceulanamaesmawr, 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
19 September 1997
Locality
Talybont
Town
Aberystwyth
Community
Ceulanamaesmawr
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.48172, -3.98608
Cadw reference
18897

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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)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated on W side of A 487 some 350m S of Talybont Square, opposite minor lane to Penrhyncoch.

Earlier C19 milestone with cast-iron plate, one of a series on Aberystwyth to Machynlleth road.

Round-headed stone with affixed round-headed iron plaque with roll border. Marked `ABERYSTWYTH 7 MILES', raised lozenge below. Benchmark on stone below.

Included for historic interest as survival of the turnpike road system 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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