Milestone on E side of A 487 is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 November 1997. Milestone.
Milestone on E side of A 487
- WRENN ID
- muted-pedestal-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ceredigion
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1997
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone on E side of A 487, Bow Street, Aberystwyth, Tirymynach
- OS grid reference
- SN 625 852
- Coordinates
- 52.44745, -4.02403
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a round-headed milestone located on the east side of the A 487. It is made of white-painted stone with a picked-work finish. The black lettering curves along the top of the milestone, stating "ABERYSTWYTH 4 MILES." There is also a bench-mark below the lettering.
Local climate
Milestone on E side of A 487 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- No related consent applications matched
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