Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone at Bwlch-y-Fedwen
Banwy, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bwlch-y-Fedwen, Banwy, Powys, designated on 31 December 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 31 December 2002
- Locality
- Bwlch-y-Fedwen
- Community
- Banwy
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.71186, -3.57464
- Cadw reference
- 80790
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the north side of the A458 about 600m west of Dol-y-maen.
History
A milestone probably set up at the start of the Mallwyd to Welshpool turnpike established under the
Montgomeryshire Turnpikes Act of 1769.
Exterior
A slate milestone about 0.6 m high, with splayed top corners. It indicates ''Machynlleth / 17 miles /
Mallwyd 5½ / Canoffice 6½ / Pool 21''.
Reason for designation
A milestone of the turnpike era on an important cross-Wales route.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone near Foel-fachNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cae'r Lloi Round BarrowRound Barrow1 mi
- Pont Nant-y-dugoed (partly in Mawddwy community)No class recorded1 mi
- Pont Nant-y-dugoed (partly in Banwy community)Transport1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.