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
84298
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/03/2005
Date of Amendment
24/03/2005
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llangurig
Town
Locality
Llangurig
Easting
290863
Northing
279916
Street Side
N
Location
In the centre of the village, on the N side of the main road, immediately R of the water-fountain.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
C19 milestone associated with the turnpiking of this strategic E-W route.
Exterior
Stone pillar with arched head, bearing inscribed writing painted black. Around the arched head it reads 'Llanidloes', and under the arch, ' 5 / miles / Aberystwyth / 24.5 miles'. An iron plate was formerly fixed to the front, only the bolts remaining.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved C19 milestone, one of the few to survive completely on this stretch of road. Group value with the water-fountain and other structures in the village.
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