Milepost on B4308 at Bont Cottages, Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7323 / 51°43'56"N

Longitude: -4.2737 / 4°16'25"W

OS Eastings: 243083

OS Northings: 206177

OS Grid: SN430061

Mapcode National: GBR GQ.B2S4

Mapcode Global: VH3M2.WQ1D

Plus Code: 9C3QPPJG+WG

Entry Name: Milepost on B4308 at Bont Cottages

Listing Date: 23 July 2003

Last Amended: 23 July 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81324

ID on this website: 300081324

Location: Approximately 2.7km NW of Trimsaran village.

County: Carmarthenshire

Community: Trimsaran

Locality: Spudder's Bridge

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

A late C19 milepost, one of a series on the Llanelly to Kidwelly road cast by Glanmor Foundry Company of Llanelli (name on plinth), and shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

A V-shaped cast iron milepost with ramped top, painted white, on a square plinth. It reads, in raised letters and numerals painted black, 'To Llanelly 6 miles' on one face, and on the other 'To Kidwelly 2 miles' and 'To Carmarthen 11'.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as one of a series of well-preserved mileposts on the B4308.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Pont Spwdwr (Spudder's Bridge)
Approximately 2km NW of Trimsaran village centre, by-passed by and set back from the modern road.
II Bridge at Moat Farm
Moat Farm is 300m NW of Llandyry church, and reached by farm road on the NW side of the B4317. The bridge is on the N side of the farm.
II* Former Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal aqueduct (also known as Glanstony Aqueduct)
Spanning the Afon Gwendraeth Fawr NW of Morfa Mawr Farm, approximately 600m NW of Llandyry church.
II Llandyry Church
On W side of B4317, in churchyard about 700m S of junction with B4308.
II Milepost on Bryncaerau
Approximately 150m NW of Sardis Chapel.
II Pwll y Llygoed Tramroad Bridge
Spanning the Gwendraeth Fawr river approximately 2.3km NNW of Trimsaran, and immediately N of Maesgwendraeth Farm.
II Boxing Room at former Kidwelly Tinplate Works
Situated in Kidwelly Industrial Museum, some 2km NE of the town in the Gwendraeth Fach valley. Boxing Room is the sorthern half of the red brick range just within museum site.

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Milepost on B4308 at Bont Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire