Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A4059
Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hepste Valley, Aberdare, Ystradfellte, Powys, designated on 14 October 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 14 October 2005
- Locality
- Hepste Valley
- Town
- Aberdare
- Community
- Ystradfellte
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80916, -3.47704
- Cadw reference
- 85433
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in a remote location on NW side of A4059 some 4.2 km NE of Hepste Bridge.
History
Milestone probably early C19 on turnpike road from Brecon to Neath.
Exterior
Milestone, round headed with inscription 'BRECON 13'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic transport interest as a good surviving early C19 milestone.
Nearby in the register
- Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle SettlementHut Circleunder 1 mi
- Cefn Esgair-Carnau Round CairnsRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Cadair Fawr settlementHouse Platformunder 1 mi
- Afon Hepste Settlement EnclosureEnclosure - Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.