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Milepost behind No. 24, Blaenwern

Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, designated on 5 August 1991.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milepost behind No. 24, Blaenwern, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Date of designation
5 August 1991
Community
Newcastle Emlyn
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.03642, -4.47132
Cadw reference
9696

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (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 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on side of road above Blaenwern estate, some 100m W of
Porth Street

Exterior

Later C19 cast-iron milepost, triangular plan on square base, hollow back and pyramidal head. Base marked: 'Old Foundry Co Carmarthen'; left side: 'To Llandyssil 8+ miles, Carmarthen 19 miles'; and right side: 'to Cardigan 10 miles'.
Matching milestone 1 mile E on Carmarthen Road (see below).

Not marked on 1889 OS when milepost was on end of Glazier Row.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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