Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost outside the Cathedral School
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 June 2003
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49290, -3.21697
- Cadw reference
- 81274
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
On the east side of Cardiff Road and part of an important group of buildings at the south entrance to Llandaff village.
History
Milepost erected in the early/mid C19 as one of a series on the Cardiff-Llantrisant turnpike. The turnpike toll-house stood at the junction of the Llantrisant Road with Bridge Road in Llandaff, about 500m north. The toll-house was demolished in the late C19. The milepost was sited in its present position when Cardiff Road was widened at the junction with Western Avenue in 1976.
Exterior
Cast iron milepost with flat back, canted faces and top. The faces have relief letters CARDIFF 2 MILES; LANTRISANT 8 1/4 MILES and the top LANDAFF 1/4
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as one of a series of iron mileposts on the Cardiff-Llantrisant turnpike.
Nearby in the register
- The LodgeEducationunder 1 mi
- Boundary Wall to the west of The Cathedral SchoolDomesticunder 1 mi
- East Boundary Wall of The Lodge and car park at rearDomesticunder 1 mi
- Chapel of The Cathedral SchoolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.