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
17940
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/03/1996
Date of Amendment
20/03/1996
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanerfyl
Town
Locality
Banwy Valley
Easting
302003
Northing
310534
Street Side
N
Location
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Exterior
Located on grass verge N side of the A458 between Llanerfyl and Llangadfan 0.5km E of the Community boundary.
Description: Possibly dating from early C19, a flat, upright slab of shale, much of which is buried. Previously limewashed, with deeply chamfered corners and a flat top. A carved inscription on the front face reads:
Machynlleth
23 Miles
Canoffice 0
Llanfair (partially buried)
Listed as a comparatively well preserved example of an early C19 milestone, providing evidence for turnpiking.
Interior
Reason for designation
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