Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost by Kilganoon
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Montgomery, Powys, designated on 16 December 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 December 2005
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.55539, -3.14910
- Cadw reference
- 87245
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated about 500m S of the town, by outbuildings to Kilganoon.
History
Mid C19 cast-iron milepost made by a Newtown Foundry marking turnpike road. The turnpike system in the area dates from c1768.
Exterior
Milepost, cast-iron, triangular plan with two lettered faces and sloping triangular top incised '?? Bros, Newtown'. Left side is marked 'Kerry 8-m/ Newtown 11-m with an arrow below, right side is marked 'Welshpool' with an arrow below and '8-m' below again.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic transport interest.
Nearby in the register
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural SettlementExtra-mural settlementunder 1 mi
- The Hollies and front wall, railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas TrefaldwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- CrogbrenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.