Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17439
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/10/1996
Date of Amendment
18/10/1996
Name of Property
Milestone on S side of by-road near Pen-wern Mills
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Llanfihangel Ystrad
Town
Lampeter
Locality
Cribyn
Easting
251518
Northing
251450
Street Side
Location
Situated on S side of by-road, 150m SE of Pen-wern Mills and 0.6 km W of Cribyn.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Late C18. This road was under the management of the Aberystwyth Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1770.
Exterior
Roughly shaped milestone set in hedge-bank. Smooth face with seraphed lettering reading: "To Cardigan 23 miles". Bench-mark below inscription. Stone thicker at the base.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for historic interest as a very early survival of early road transport history.
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