Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary stone on bridge
Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 25 February 1999
- Locality
- Halfway
- Town
- Llandovery
- Community
- Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.98187, -3.70617
- Cadw reference
- 21402
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S side of A40 set into parapet of rebuilt small bridge in Halfway village.
History
Boundary plaque probably of early C19 set into bridge that formerly marked the boundary between Carmarthen and Brecon counties.
Exterior
Stone plaque inset into parapet. Two opposed pointing hands incised at top. Underneath are two inscriptions. To left: 'Brecknock Parish Shire (sic) Parish of Llywel MANOR OF BRECON'. To right: 'Carmarthen Shire Parish of Myddfe'.
Reason for designation
Included as a relatively rare surviving county boundary stone.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone on A40 E of HalfwayTransportunder 1 mi
- Y PigwynMarching Camp1 mi
- Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Stone CirclesStone Circle1 mi
- Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round CairnRound Cairn1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.