Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost on B4308 at Bont Cottages
Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Spudder's Bridge, Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, designated on 23 July 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 23 July 2003
- Locality
- Spudder's Bridge
- Community
- Trimsaran
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73228, -4.27368
- Cadw reference
- 81324
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 2.7km NW of Trimsaran village.
History
A late C19 milepost, one of a series on the Llanelly to Kidwelly road cast by Glanmor Foundry Company of Llanelli (name on plinth), and shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A V-shaped cast iron milepost with ramped top, painted white, on a square plinth. It reads, in raised letters and numerals painted black, 'To Llanelly 6 miles' on one face, and on the other 'To Kidwelly 2 miles' and 'To Carmarthen 11'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as one of a series of well-preserved mileposts on the B4308.
Nearby in the register
- Spudder's BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Pont Spwdwr (Spudder's Bridge)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge at Moat FarmTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal aqueduct (also known as Glanstony Aqueduct)No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.