Fingerpost at Pen-y-bont Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 January 1998. Signpost.

Fingerpost at Pen-y-bont Bridge

WRENN ID
tilted-thatch-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 January 1998
Type
Signpost
Address
Fingerpost at Pen-y-bont Bridge, Llanvihangel Crucorney, Abergavenny, Crucorney, Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
SO 324 208
Coordinates
51.88218, -2.98243
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a cast iron finger post located at Pen-y-bont Bridge. It features a cylindrical base and a fluted shaft, which is painted in alternating black and white bands. At the top, there is a pyramidal finial. The finger post has three moveable arms, each with a pointing finger indicating distances to LONGTOWN (6 miles), ABERGAVENNY (4.5 miles), and LLANTHONY (6 miles).

Local climate

Fingerpost at Pen-y-bont Bridge receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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