Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
9504
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1981
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Easting
240151
Northing
219894
Street Side
Location
Situated roughly midway down Monument Hill.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Milestone on former turnpike road to Irish ferry at Pembroke Dock. Presumably earlier C19 after the ferry service opened from Hobbs Point to Waterford in the 1820s.
Exterior
Tablet of stone with semi-elliptical head and with the following inscription: "To Hobbs Point 32 miles".
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for transport history interest as marking route for the Irish mail coach.
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