Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone in base of retaining wall to Y Garreg Filltir
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abbey Mead, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 19 May 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Locality
- Abbey Mead
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86317, -4.29391
- Cadw reference
- 9421
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 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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at NE end of retaining wall, nearly opposite entrance to Furnace Bank.
History
Late C18 milestone on Carmarthen to Llandeilo turnpike road.
Exterior
Tall rectangular block of whitewashed stone with roughly shaped head, inscribed in eroded characters "14/Mile / Llandi / lo / 1 / Carma/then."
Reason for designation
Included for transport history interest, as milestone on an early turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Gates at former NE entrance to Y Garreg FilltirDomesticunder 1 mi
- Y Garreg Filltir with rear low wall and railingDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Upper Tin MillsIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Entrance gates to Y Garreg FilltirDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.