Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on NE side of Vardre Road
Clydach, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 December 2003
- Locality
- Clydach
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Clydach
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69772, -3.89332
- Cadw reference
- 82329
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 the wall outside No 67 Vardre Road.
History
Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road.
Exterior
Milestone, rectangular stone built into wall at edge of road. Carved number VI at top with word Neath below.
Reason for designation
Included for the special historic transport interest on old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone on S side of High StreetTransportunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Statue of Sir Ludwig MondCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.