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Milestone on A44 S of Eisteddfa Gurig

Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Eisteddfa Gurig, Aberystwyth, Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, designated on 25 November 2004.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on A44 S of Eisteddfa Gurig, Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Date of designation
25 November 2004
Locality
Eisteddfa Gurig
Town
Aberystwyth
Community
Blaenrheidol
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.43499, -3.77646
Cadw reference
83335

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on W side of road about 800m S of Eisteddfa Gurig.

History

Milestone on turnpike road from Llangurig to Aberystwyth via Devil's Bridge, for which trust was established in 1770. This section of road became part of the new road of 1812 to Aberystwyth via Ponterwyd. This stone and the broken 13-mile stone have an older more elegant incised lettering, probably early C19.

Exterior

Milestone with curved top and inscription 'Aberystwyth 16 miles', the town name in capitals following curve.

Reason for designation

Included for transport historical interest as marking early turnpike route.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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