Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A477 at Parciau
Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Parciau, Carmarthen, Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire, designated on 9 March 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 9 March 2001
- Locality
- Parciau
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- Llanddowror
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.78659, -4.56175
- Cadw reference
- 24954
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the NW side of the A477 some 2.5 km SW of the centre of Llandowror village.
History
Milestone of 1838 on the Carmarthen to Pembroke Dock turnpike road, the cast-iron plaque cast by Moss & Sons of Carmarthen.
Exterior
Milestone, cast-iron plaque on stone. Canted front with two triangular-headed faces. On left: '13 miles to Carmarthen. Moss & Sons 1838'. On right : '20 miles to Hobb's Point Moss & Sons 1838'.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest, as part of the earlier C19 turnpike system.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone near Bryn HyfrydNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pen-Coed CampPromontory Fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Milestone NE of Rhos-gochTransportunder 1 mi
- Boundary stone near Gelli-Felen (partly in Eglwyscummin Community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.