Fingerpost at Pont Newydd, Trecastle is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. Signpost.
Fingerpost at Pont Newydd, Trecastle
- WRENN ID
- eternal-basalt-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Type
- Signpost
- Address
- Fingerpost at Pont Newydd, Trecastle, Llywel, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SN 880 286
- Coordinates
- 51.94495, -3.62994
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a cast iron finger post located at Pont Newydd in Trecastle. It dates from the 20th century and features three indicator arms. The post is banded in black and white, with raised black lettering on a white background. The top arm points south, indicating "CRAY 2 ½ / DEFYNOCK 3", while the lower arm points east marked "TRECASTLE ½" and the arm pointing west reads "PONT AR HYDFER 1 / CWMWYSG 2". The post is topped with an annular inscription that says "BRECON COUNTY". There is no visible foundry marking on the post.
Local climate
Fingerpost at Pont Newydd, Trecastle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,410 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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