Milestone near Dan y Myarth
A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine (Llanfihangel Cwm Du gyda Bwlch a Chathedin), Powys
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Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8804 / 51°52'49"N
Longitude: -3.1895 / 3°11'22"W
OS Eastings: 318220
OS Northings: 220870
OS Grid: SO182208
Mapcode National: GBR YY.RPH0
Mapcode Global: VH6C8.NZQW
Plus Code: 9C3RVRJ6+56
Entry Name: Milestone near Dan y Myarth
Listing Date: 21 October 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 20642
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300020642
Location: 350m NW of junction with a minor road to Tretower.
County: Powys
Community: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine (Llanfihangel Cwm Du gyda Bwlch a Chathedin)
Community: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
Locality: Myarth
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
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Milestone
History
Late C18 and on the London to Brecon coach route, where tolls and toll houses were introduced after an Act of Parliament dated 1767.
Exterior
Segmental-headed mile marker of dressed stone, inscribed: BRECON 11.
Reasons for Listing
A good example of a well inscribed simple milestone.
External Links
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Recommended Books
Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
[(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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