Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in Road Verge about 500m SW of Llanwenny
New Radnor, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 April 1993
- Locality
- Llanwenny
- Community
- New Radnor
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.20910, -3.23742
- Cadw reference
- 9262
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Lies on north side of A481 1.9 km south west of road junction at The Fforest Inn.
Exterior
Probably late C18/early C19 Turnpike Trust milestone. Simple, low, roundheaded, painted sandstone. Inscribed 'Builth 9 miles/Kington 11 miles'. Trig point to one side.
Reason for designation
One of a well-preserved series of milestones in the area.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn y Maen Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Bryn y Maen Alignment (Four Stones)Stone Alignmentunder 1 mi
- Llannerch cup-marked rockCup Marked Stoneunder 1 mi
- The Fedw Stone Circle 360m W of Llanboidy WoodStone Circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.