Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 March 2005. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
high-facade-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 March 2005
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Llangurig
OS grid reference
SN 908 799
Coordinates
52.40634, -3.60575
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This milestone is a stone pillar featuring an arched head with black-painted inscriptions. The arch is inscribed with the word "Llanidloes," and below the arch, it states "5 / miles / Aberystwyth / 24.5 miles." Previously, an iron plate was attached to the front, but only the bolts are left now.

Local climate

Milestone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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