Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21742
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1999
Date of Amendment
19/05/1999
Name of Property
Milestone opposite to Llanarthney Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanarthney
Town
Carmarthen
Locality
Llanarthney village
Easting
253411
Northing
220225
Street Side
S
Location
In Llanarthney village, immediately opposite to the lychgate of the parish church. It is behind a fence and heavily overgrown with ivy.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The road through Llanarthney to Carmarthen was part of the Three Commotts Turnpike Trust system established in the late C18.
Exterior
Late C18 milestone of limestone the face of which is obscured but which is assumed to bear the lettering: "FROM / Carmarthen / 8 Miles / TO / LLandilo / 6 ¾." The stone is about 800mm high by about 350mm wide.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a late-C18 milestone of characteristic local type.
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