Milestone on A477 at Llanddowror is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 March 2001. Milestone.

Milestone on A477 at Llanddowror

WRENN ID
empty-wall-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
9 March 2001
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on A477 at Llanddowror, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 256 146
Coordinates
51.80283, -4.53046
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on the A477 at Llanddowror. It features a cast-iron plaque mounted on a stone, which is attached to the front wall of a house. The milestone has a canted front with two triangular-headed faces. On the left side, it states "11 miles to Carmarthen. Moss & Sons 1838," and on the right side, it reads "22 miles to Hobb's Point Moss & Sons 1838."

Local climate

Milestone on A477 at Llanddowror sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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