Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A44
Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 November 2004
- Locality
- Dyffryn Castell
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Blaenrheidol
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.41977, -3.80114
- Cadw reference
- 83336
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S side of road, some 300 m E of Dyffryn Castell Inn.
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.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed stone with curved top inscribed 'Aberystwyth 14 miles', the town name in capitals following curve, 'Miles' in lower case under numeral. Similar to 11, and 12 mile stones.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest as marking early turnpike route.
Nearby in the register
- Castell Lead MineLead Mineunder 1 mi
- Llys Arthur, Dyffryn-CastellMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural SettlementDeserted Rural Settlementunder 1 mi
- Milestone on A44 NE of Dyffryn CastellTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.