Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone by The Vicarage
Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1999
- Locality
- Llanwrda
- Town
- Llanwrda
- Community
- Llanwrda
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.96550, -3.87753
- Cadw reference
- 22018
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of road some 60m NW of present A40 on old road at entry into Llanwrda village.
History
Milestone on Llandovery to Llandeilo turnpike road, late C18 or early C19.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed stone with inscription '4 Mile/s Llandov 8 Llandilo' and benchmark below.
Reason for designation
Included for transport history interest.
Nearby in the register
- Cornwallis FlatsDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Boundary Stone at GlandulaisCivilunder 1 mi
- The War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.