Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A 470
Glyn Tarell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 June 2005
- Locality
- Glyn Tarell
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Glyn Tarell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89712, -3.49267
- Cadw reference
- 84510
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the W side of the A470 some 3 km SW of Libanus village.
History
One of a series of late C18 or early C19 milestones on the Brecon to Merthyr turnpike road.
Exterior
Milestone, white-painted sandstone with black painted lettering inscribed 'TO BRECON 6 miles'.
Reason for designation
Included as an early milestone, of special historic transport interest.
Nearby in the register
- Ty MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former house opposite Ty MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on W side of yard at BlaenglynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- BlaenglynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.