Milestone at the N end of Dol-fach is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 January 1997. Milestone.

Milestone at the N end of Dol-fach

WRENN ID
sleeping-tower-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
31 January 1997
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at the N end of Dol-fach, Dolfach, Llanbrynmair
OS grid reference
SH 910 018
Coordinates
52.60345, -3.61072
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a milestone located at the northern end of Dol-fach. It is a square pillar made of hard sandstone, standing approximately 1 meter high. The back of the pillar is roughly hewn, while the front, which faces the road, is inscribed with the text "16 / NEWT / MACH / ..". The front and the northwest side of the milestone have been overpainted.

Local climate

Milestone at the N end of Dol-fach sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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