Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A483
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
- 52.16028, -3.39850
- Cadw reference
- 83719
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
Opposite the NE end of the Royal Welsh Showground approximately 0.6km NNW of Llanelwedd church.
History
A milestone probably erected in 1759 (the date is on another milestone in the series).
Exterior
A roughly hewn boulder painted white, inscribed in black painted letters, of which the lower part is probably now buried. It reads 'To the Wells 6M' and 'to Builth ...'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as one of a series of well-preserved C18 milestones on the A483 between Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MatthewNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gate piers and attached walls at entrance to CefndyrysNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cefndyrys LodgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Walls, revetment and steps to terrace on S side of CefndyrysNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.