Below is a small part of a larger map made by the surveyors of the Ordnance Survey in 1833.
It was engraved at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile and we have enlarged it here. The map gives us an idea of the appearance of this remote district at the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.

The map shows that this community formed where two routes crossed. The road running from the north-east along the Gwesyn valley and away to the south connects Abergwesyn with Beulah and Llanwrtyd, and leads beyond to the larger roads to distant places.

The road coming from the top of the map is the steep mountain road from Cardiganshire. It continues from Abergwesyn eastward over the slopes of Pen-rhiw-garreg-lwyd. This is the way the drovers brought their beasts on the long journey to English markets.

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