Milestone on A44 is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 November 2004. Milestone.

Milestone on A44

WRENN ID
sleeping-tallow-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 November 2004
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on A44, Llywernog, Aberystwyth, Blaenrheidol
OS grid reference
SN 736 807
Coordinates
52.4098, -3.85876
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on the A44. It is made of whitewashed stone and features a curved top. The inscription reads 'Aberystwyth 11 miles', with the town name in capital letters following the curve and the word 'Miles' in lower case under the numeral. Similar lettering can be found on the 12 and 14 mile stones nearby.

Local climate

Milestone on A44 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 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 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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