Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary Stone at Kingsbridge
Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 6 August 2002
- Locality
- Llwchwr
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llwchwr
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66072, -4.03744
- Cadw reference
- 26851
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the N side of Swansea Road in the car park of The Kingsbridge public house some 80m E of the Afon Lliw.
History
C19 boundary stone close to boundary between Loughor and Swansea.
Exterior
Boundary stone, grey limestone, trapezoidal plan, marked on left side 'Turnpike Road', on right side 'Approache to Parish Bridge' and on the short base vertically 'Boundary'.
Reason for designation
Included for special historical interest as a scarce turnpike-road boundary stone.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Practice Camp on Stafford CommonPractice Campunder 1 mi
- War Memorial in grounds of Church of Saint CatherineCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of the Blessed SacramentReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CatherineReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.