Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in Grass Verge about 250m SW of Pont-y-Nantau
New Radnor, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 April 1993
- Locality
- Pont-y-Natau
- Community
- New Radnor
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.22550, -3.18171
- Cadw reference
- 9263
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 east side of A44 about 2km south-west of New Radnor.
Exterior
Probably late C18/early C19 Turnpike Trust milestone. Simple, low, roundheaded, painted sandstone. Inscribed 'Penybont 7 miles/Presteign 10+'.
Reason for designation
One of a well-preserved series of milestones in the area.
Nearby in the register
- Barn lying at right-angles to SW end of Vron FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Vron FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Stable/Granary lying 20m E of Vron FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cowhouses lying 25m NE of Vron FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.