Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone outside Milestone Cottage
Maescar, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sennybridge, Brecon, Maescar, Powys, designated on 28 October 2005.
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
- 51.94435, -3.57470
- Cadw reference
- 86916
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the N side of the A40 opposite lane to Castle Farm.
History
Milestone probably of c1820, the turnpike road being rerouted in 1819-20. This milestone looks older and cruder than the next to the E and could possibly date from 1792 when milestones were ordered for the first turnpike road. The '5' may be a mis-carved '3' as the next stone to E has a four from Trecastle.
Exterior
Milestone, painted stone, reading 'TO BRECON 9 miles TO Trecastle 5'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a surviving feature of the turnpike road system.
Nearby in the register
- Sion Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Castell-Du, SennybridgeCastleunder 1 mi
- Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gates, piers and walls at entrance to GlanwysgDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.