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
82272
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/12/2003
Date of Amendment
15/12/2003
Name of Property
Milestone NE of Abergarwed on B4242
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Resolven
Town
Neath
Locality
Abergarwed
Easting
282078
Northing
202749
Street Side
NW
Location
Built into a retaining wall at the roadside on the NW side of the B4242 some 500m NE of Abergarwed.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road from Neath to Pontneddfechan.
Exterior
Milestone, triangular section on rectangular base built into wall at road level. Stone, white painted with worn carved lettering in black. Right side reads 'VI Miles to Neath' and left side 'VI Miles to Pont v.n.' for Pontneddfechan. Benchmark below and further worn lettering below that.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for the special historic transport interest on old turnpike road.
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