Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on B4343
Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 November 2004
- Locality
- Ysbyty Cynfin
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Blaenrheidol
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.40476, -3.82912
- Cadw reference
- 83339
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 W side of road about 200m NNE of junction with A 4120 800m N of Ysbyty Cynfin.
History
Milestone on turnpike road from Llangurig to Aberystwyth via Devil's Bridge, for which trust was established in 1770. Probably mid C19. The new turnpike, present A44, through Ponterwyd opened in 1812.
Exterior
Milestone with curved top and inscription 'Aberystwyth 14 miles', the town name in capitals curved around head of the stone, numerals below and Miles in lower case. Similar to stones on A44.
Reason for designation
Included for transport historical interest as marking early turnpike route.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone on A44 in PonterwydTransportunder 1 mi
- Former chapel schoolroomReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milestone on B4343Transportunder 1 mi
- Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.