Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in Grass Verge 300m W of Fforest Inn
New Radnor, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in The Van, 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
- The Van
- Community
- New Radnor
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.21738, -3.21979
- Cadw reference
- 9269
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 between Pool Farm and The Fforest Inn.
Exterior
Probably late C18/early C19 Turnpike Trust milestone. Simple, low, roundheaded, painted sandstone. Inscribed: "Builth 10 miles/Kington 10 miles".
Reason for designation
One of a well-preserved series of milestones in the area.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone in wide Grass Verge below The Van HillTransportunder 1 mi
- Cae-Banal Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Llannerch cup-marked rockCup Marked Stoneunder 1 mi
- The Great House including attached CowhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.