Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone NE of Abergarwed on B4242
Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 December 2003
- Locality
- Abergarwed
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Resolven
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71104, -3.70815
- Cadw reference
- 82272
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
Built into a retaining wall at the roadside on the NW side of the B4242 some 500m NE of Abergarwed.
History
Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road from Neath to Pontneddfechan.
Exterior
Milestone, triangular section on rectangular base built into wall at road level. Stone, white painted with worn carved lettering in black. Right side reads 'VI Miles to Neath' and left side 'VI Miles to Pont v.n.' for Pontneddfechan. Benchmark below and further worn lettering below that.
Reason for designation
Included for the special historic transport interest on old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms LockTransportunder 1 mi
- Farmer's Arms aqueduct over the Neath CanalWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Neath Canal at Abergarwed LockTransportunder 1 mi
- Jerusalem Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.