Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in boundary wall of Lamb Hotel
Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penderyn, Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 6 August 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 6 August 2002
- Locality
- Penderyn
- Community
- Hirwaun
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76921, -3.52754
- Cadw reference
- 26831
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the boundary wall on the N side of the Lamb Hotel in the centre of the village.
History
A C19 milestone shown on the 1885 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A freestone mile marker with a rounded top. A weathered inscription reads 'Brecon 17'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as one of a series of well-preserved milestones on the A4059 in Hirwaun and Ystradfellte communities.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CynogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Signpost at road junction SE of St Cynog's churchTransportunder 1 mi
- Churchyard wall, including pound & lych gate, at St Cynog's churchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.