Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17440
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 road near Capel Troedyrhiw
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Llanfihangel Ystrad
Town
Lampeter
Locality
Cribyn
Easting
250118
Northing
252153
Street Side
Location
Situated on S side of by-road, 150m E of Troedyrhiw Chapel and approximately 2km 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 22 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.
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
Export