Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fingerpost at Pont Newydd, Trecastle
Llywel, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trecastle, Llywel, Powys, designated on 15 January 2026.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 January 2026
- Welsh name
- Mynegbost ym Mhont Newydd, Trecastell
- Locality
- Trecastle
- Community
- Llywel
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94494, -3.62993
- Cadw reference
- 87958
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
500m south of Trecastle, on the east side of Chapel Street at the Pont Newydd junction.
History
Early C20 / inter-war fingerpost first shown on the 1948 OS map, published 1953,
Erected by Breconshire County Council after the 1888 Local Government Act gave responsibility for roads to each County Council, Breconshire County Council itself formed 1889.
Many finger posts were removed in 1939-1941 in response to the threat of German invasion, more in the 1960s as design changed, and more again in the 1990s where they were considered a distraction to drivers, so this is a rare survivor.
Exterior
Cast iron finger post with three indicator arms. Banded black and white post. Raised black lettering on white. Top arm points south with “CRAY 2 ½ / DEFYNOCK 3”, lower arm pointing east marked “TRECASTLE ½” and pointing west “PONT AR HYDFER 1 / CWMWYSG 2”. Post topped with annular inscribed “BRECON COUNTY”. No visible foundry marking.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a rare surviving example of an early C20 fingerpost, a type of street furniture once common but now increasingly rare.
Nearby in the register
- NeuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Neuadd FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- The Castle InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Danycoed and front garden railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.