Milestone on A4120 N of Devil's Bridge, Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3807 / 52°22'50"N

Longitude: -3.8452 / 3°50'42"W

OS Eastings: 274504

OS Northings: 277455

OS Grid: SN745774

Mapcode National: GBR 92.R3X4

Mapcode Global: VH4FP.9FK9

Plus Code: 9C4R95J3+7W

Entry Name: Milestone on A4120 N of Devil's Bridge

Listing Date: 25 November 2004

Last Amended: 25 November 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83332

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300083332

Location: Situated on E side of road some 300m N of Woodlands Cafe.

County: Ceredigion

Town: Aberystwyth

Community: Blaenrheidol

Locality: Devil's Bridge

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

Milestone on turnpike road from Llangurig to Aberystwyth via Devil's Bridge, for which trust was established in 1770. Probably late C18 or early C19 with mid C19 cast-iron plate.

Exterior

Milestone, with curved top and affixed cast-iron half-round plate reading 'Aberystwyth 12 miles'.

Reasons for Listing

Included for transport historical interest as marking early turnpike route.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Iron footbridge over Afon Mynach
Crossing the Afon Mynach on the bottom of the gorge some 200m N of the A4120 road bridge.
II* Devil's Bridge / Pont ar Fynach
Carrying the A4120 across the gorge of the Afon Mynach on the E side of Devil's Bridge.
II* Hafod Arms Hotel
Facing N on the bend in the road immediately W of the famous Devil’s Bridge and Mynach Falls and at the junction with the B4574.
II Automobile Association call box by Hafod Arms Hotel
Facing N just E of the Hafod Arms Hotel near the junction of the A4120 and the B4574.
II Devil's Bridge Station
Set in a wide railway yard at the head of the Vale of Rheidol Railway; close to road entrance from SE corner.
II Capel Mynach and chapel house attached to left
Situated near the centre of Pontarfynach, some 150m S of the junction of the A4120 and the B4343 and on the W side of the latter.
II Rheidol House
On the W side of Devil's Bridge on a bend in the A4120 some 120m W of its junction with the B4343.
II Troedrhiwfawr
Situated on N side of the Cwmrheidol lane some 1.3 km E of Bethel chapel, at beginning of track to Y Ddol.

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Milestone on A4120 N of Devil's Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion