Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone near Coedglassallt
Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1999
- Locality
- Glasallt
- Town
- Llangadog
- Community
- Myddfai
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.96289, -3.84921
- Cadw reference
- 22388
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 A4069 some 3.5 km NE of Llangadog, on S side of road, some 100m E of Coedglassallt drive.
History
Milestone, late C18 or early C19 on former turnpike road between Llandovery and Llandeilo, supplanted in the C19 by the present A40 N of the river.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed rubble stone with black painted incised inscription `3 Miles Llandovery 9 Llandilo', benchmark beneath.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest, one of a series on the old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- L-plan range of outbuildings at CaegwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- CaegwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable at CaegwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Llety Ifan DduDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.