Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone between Capel Bangor and Goginan
Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, Melindwr, Ceredigion, designated on 26 May 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 May 2004
- Locality
- Capel Bangor
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Melindwr
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.40568, -3.95426
- Cadw reference
- 82807
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 600m E of Capel Bangor
History
C19 milestone on Aberystwyth to Llanurig turnpike road. Turnpike trust formed 1770, new road laid out 1812 through Goginan and Ponterwyd replacing old road, now A 4120. One of a series of matching milestones along the A44.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed stone with 'Aberystwyth 6 Miles' inscribed in capitals, the place name following arch of milestone.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest.
Nearby in the register
- Old farmhouse at PenlanolauDomesticunder 1 mi
- Shop in Capel Bangor adjoining Exchange HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7 DolypandyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Glan RheidolAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.