Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone near Derwenfawr
Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glantowy, Llandovery, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, designated on 30 September 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1999
- Locality
- Glantowy
- Town
- Llandovery
- Community
- Myddfai
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97001, -3.82850
- Cadw reference
- 22389
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on A4069 about 4 km SW of Llandovery, opposite drive to Cwm Gwyn farm.
History
Milestone, late C18 or early C19, on former turnpike road to Llandeilo, supplanted by the A40 N of the river later in C19.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed stone with incised letters painted black: `2 Miles Llandovery 10 Llandilo 4 Llangadock'.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest, one of a series on the old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Ty'n y coedDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable at CaegwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- L-plan range of outbuildings at CaegwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- CaegwynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.