Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone E of Sennybridge
Maescar, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 October 2005
- Locality
- Sennybridge
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Maescar
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95249, -3.55509
- Cadw reference
- 86915
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
Situated on the N side of the A40 W of Cwmwysg Ganol.
History
Milestone probably of c1820, the turnpike road being rerouted in 1819-20.
Exterior
Milestone, painted stone, reading 'TO Brecon 8 miles TO TREEASTLE 4', the mis-spelling original.
Reason for designation
Included for special historic interest as surviving evidence of the turnpike road system.
Nearby in the register
- Pont LlwyncyntefinTransportunder 1 mi
- LlwyncyntefinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Small Agricultural Building at LlwyncyntefinNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pont Parc Bach (partly in Trallong community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.