Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
23841
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/07/2000
Date of Amendment
27/07/2000
Name of Property
Milestone at Pont-gam
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Llanelly
Town
Locality
Pont-gam
Easting
320963
Northing
212602
Street Side
Location
Situated on S side of by-road between Brynmawr and Blackrock. Approximately 2 km W of Blackrock.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Contemporary with the construction of the road, built 1812-13 by the Merthyr and Govilon Turnpike Trust.
Exterior
Low milstone with rounded top set in low earth/stone bank. Inscription reads ‘Abergavenny 7’.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an important survival of early road transport history.
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