Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cilcain, Flintshire, designated on 16 October 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1995
- Locality
- Cilcain
- Community
- Cilcain
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17826, -3.22276
- Cadw reference
- 7503
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated 0.6km E of the village beside the by road to Pantymwyn at a crossroads.
Exterior
D shaped dressed stone with lettering of early C19 character. On the E face the words 'Cilcen 3 1/2 Furlongs', on the W side the words 'Mold 4 miles'. The milestone was almost completely obscured by vegetation at the time of 1995 inspection.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a milestone, probably of the early C19.
Nearby in the register
- Agricultural range immediately to W of Farmhouse at Maes-y-Groes FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hesp AlynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Hearse House at Church of St Mary (Including Churchyard Walls and Lych GateReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.