Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A483
Disserth and Trecoed, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 29 November 2004
- Locality
- Howey
- Community
- Disserth and Trecoed
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.22348, -3.38868
- Cadw reference
- 83350
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
Approximately 600m N of Howey village.
History
A milestone probably erected in 1759 (the date is on another milestone in the series).
Exterior
A roughly hewn stone block inscribed, in black-painted letters, 'To ye WELLS' and 'To BUILTH 6M'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as part of a series of well-preserved C18 milestones on the A483 between Llandrindod Wells and Builth Wells.
Nearby in the register
- Earthwork 100m N of Caer Du, HoweyEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Caer DuEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-RhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- Roman Earthworks S of Llandrindod WellsPractice Campunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.