Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on B4520
Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lower Chapel, Brecon, Merthyr Cynog, Powys, designated on 17 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 February 2005
- Locality
- Lower Chapel
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Merthyr Cynog
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.00963, -3.41558
- Cadw reference
- 83690
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the S of Lower Chapel on the S side of the bridge over the Afon Honddu.
History
Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road from Brecon to Builth.
Exterior
Milestone, rough stone, with incised capital letters ' Brecon/ 5/ Builth/ 11'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic transport interest.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge to SW of Traihirion (partly in Honddu Isaf community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge to SW of Traihirion (partly in Merthyr Cynog community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bethel Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.