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
- Llywernog
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Blaenrheidol
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.40979, -3.85875
- Cadw reference
- 83337
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S side of road, some 300m E of entrance to Llywernog mine and some 250m W of junction with lane to Ystumtuen.
History
Milestone, C19, on new road from Aberystwyth laid out in 1812 to join old road from Llangurig 2.5km E of Ponterwyd at junction with B4343.
Exterior
Milestone, whitewashed stone with curved top inscribed 'Aberystwth 11 miles', the town name in capitals following curve, 'Miles' in lower case under numeral. Similar lettering on 12 and 14 mile stones.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest as marking early turnpike route.
Nearby in the register
- Mine offices at Llywernog MineCommercialunder 1 mi
- Rock-crusher house and wheel-pit at Llywernog MineDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ore dressing shed and ore-bin at Llywernog MineIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Llywernog Lead and Silver MineSilver Mineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.