Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mile Post
Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, designated on 12 November 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 November 2002
- Locality
- Dowlais
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Community
- Dowlais
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76206, -3.34645
- Cadw reference
- 27084
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the SE side of the High Street attached at pavement level to the wall of Caeharris Post Office.
History
Early C19 mile post on old turnpike road. It may have been relocated from nearby. It is said that it was originally on the opposite side of the road but the 25 inch OS map of 1900 seems to show it on the same side of the road but further up the High Street.
Exterior
Mile post, black painted cast iron, triangular in section with sloping top. Top has 'ABERGAVEN-NY 17 1/4' in raised lettering. Left side has 'RHYDY-BLEW 7 MILES' and right side 'MERTHYR 2 MILES' both in similar lettering.
Reason for designation
Included for the special historic interest of this transport item on old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Former Guest Memorial LibraryRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Dowlais Works Blast Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Dowlais Works StablesIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Lower RowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.