Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
23/05/2003
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003
Name of Property
Milestone to NE of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Locality
Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog
Location
Located on the N side of the road on a grass bank, close to Pont Fawr which carries the B4500 into the village.
History
One of a series of milestones along this road erected by Denbighshire County Council in 1894, when they took control of the county''''''''''''''''s highways.
Exterior
Square-section milestone with arched top. Attached to the front is a cast iron plate with arched head, raised margin and letters in relief. It reads ''''''''''''''''Wrexham District / 1894 / DCC'''''''''''''''' under the arch. Beneath are distances in miles and furlongs: ''''''''''''''''Wrexham 21.2 / Chirk 11 / Glyn 4.5 / Llanarmon DC 0.1''''''''''''''''. This milestone is well-preserved.
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as a well-preserved County Council milestone, one of the few to survive on this stretch of road.
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