Milestone on A487 at Llwyncelyn is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 February 1996. Milestone.

Milestone on A487 at Llwyncelyn

WRENN ID
lost-sentry-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 February 1996
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on A487 at Llwyncelyn, Henfynyw
OS grid reference
SN 442 597
Coordinates
52.21348, -4.28103
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a white-painted milestone located on the A487 at Llwyncelyn. It is set into a bank under a hedge and measures approximately 75 centimeters high, 30 centimeters wide, and 25 centimeters deep. The inscription on the milestone reads "TO CARDIGAN 20 MILES."

Local climate

Milestone on A487 at Llwyncelyn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 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 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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