Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in Road Verge about 500m SW of Llanwenny
New Radnor, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanwenny, New Radnor, Powys, designated on 29 April 1993.
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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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (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.