Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Whitestone Direction Marker
Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandogo, Monmouth, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, designated on 28 February 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 February 2001
- Locality
- Llandogo
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Wye Valley
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72259, -2.69179
- Cadw reference
- 24930
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the junction of the roads from Catbrook, Llandogo and Tintern by Whitestone picnic site.
History
A probably early C19 direction indicator which has had the original lettering removed, probably in WWII.
Exterior
Square stone about 1m in height which has been painted. The faces to the roads originally had relief metal lettering but these have been removed. The faces now have painted lettering LLANDOGO and TINTERN with pointing arrows. OS bench mark on Llandogo face.
Reason for designation
Included as a probably early C19 direction marker.
Nearby in the register
- Former Cider House at Coed Ithel FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Early Iron Furnace at Coed-IthelBlast Furnaceunder 1 mi
- The Old Cider MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Group of four Chest Tombs in Churchyard to the south west of Church of St OudoceusReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.