Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A470
Llanelwedd, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanelwedd, Powys, designated on 18 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 18 February 2005
- Locality
- Llanelwedd
- Community
- Llanelwedd
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.15394, -3.40543
- Cadw reference
- 83716
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 400m NW of Wye Bridge, adjacent to the Royal Welsh Showground.
History
A mid C19 mile marker shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A freestone mile marker with segmental top, painted white with black lettering. It reads 'Rhayader XIII' and 'Builth ½'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as one of a series of well-preserved milestones on the A470 between Llangurig and Builth Wells.
Nearby in the register
- Horeb Congregational ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Wye Bridge (partly in Builth Wells)Transportunder 1 mi
- Llanfair Guest HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.