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Milestone on Heol Morlais

Llannon, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llannon, Carmarthenshire.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on Heol Morlais, Llannon, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Welsh name
Carreg filltir ar Heol Morlais
Locality
Llannon
Community
Llannon
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.75138, -4.11806
Cadw reference
87967

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

On Heol Morlais section of A476 road, east side, opposite Erw Non housing.

The road from Llandeilo to Llanelly was part of the Three Commotts Turnpike Trust, created by a 1792 Act of Parliament.

Milestone made of local limestone bearing the lettering: "F[rom] / LLANDILO / 12 Miles / To / LLANELLY / 5 ½ [Miles]". The top of the milestone, facing, is damaged or eroded. The stone is about 500mm high by about 350mm wide. The top is roughly rounded.

Listed as a late C18 milestone of characteristic local type, one in a sequence of surviving milestones on this section of the turnpike road.

This building has been afforded Interim Protection under Section 79 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023. It is an offence to damage this structure and you may be prosecuted. To find out more about Interim Protection, please visit the statutory notices page on the Cadw website. For further information about this structure, or to report any damage please contact Cadw.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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