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Boundary Stone at Glandulais

Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Glandulais, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, designated on 20 July 1999.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Boundary Stone at Glandulais, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, 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
Civil
Date of designation
20 July 1999
Locality
Glandulais
Town
Llanwrda
Community
Llanwrda
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.96304, -3.87983
Cadw reference
22021

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on S side of now-disused short section of old highway, just S of A40 and some 300m NE of Glandulais farm.

History

Boundary stone between the parishes of Llansadwrn and Llanwrda, probably early C19.

Exterior

Boundary stone, whitewashed with inscribed centre vertical dividing line, pointing hand each side above inscriptions: `Lanwurda Parish' on left, `Lansadwrn Parish' on right.

Reason for designation

Included as a well-lettered example of a parish boundary marker.

Nearby in the register

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

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