Milestone on A475 E of Drefach is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 April 1997. Memorial.

Milestone on A475 E of Drefach

WRENN ID
mired-ashlar-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 April 1997
Type
Memorial
Address
Milestone on A475 E of Drefach, Llanwenog
OS grid reference
SN 496 458
Coordinates
52.09054, -4.19542
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a free-standing milestone located on the A475 east of Drefach. It is white-painted, has a slightly curved top, and measures approximately 1 meter high, 40 centimeters wide, and 20 centimeters deep. The inscription on the milestone reads: "TO / CARDIGAN / 23 MILES." There is a bench-mark located below the inscription.

Local climate

Milestone on A475 E of Drefach 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 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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