Milestone, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9591 / 52°57'32"N

Longitude: -4.2106 / 4°12'38"W

OS Eastings: 251607

OS Northings: 342474

OS Grid: SH516424

Mapcode National: GBR 5L.KPMY

Mapcode Global: WH55C.9W6D

Plus Code: 9C4QXQ5Q+JQ

Entry Name: Milestone

Listing Date: 30 March 1999

Last Amended: 30 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21539

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300021539

Location: Located on the N side of the old road from Portmadoc to Caernarfon and W of the track leading to Tyddyn Madyn.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Dolbenmaen

Community: Dolbenmaen

Locality: Golan

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

Erected c1802-1808 following the turnpike acts for Caernarfonshire, for the turnpike trust controlling the road in this sector.

Exterior

A square slab of local slate with the upper corners chamfered, set in the verge of the road, and inscribed CARNARVON 15 MILES / PENYGROES 8 5/8 / LLANLLYFNI 8 / TREMADOG 4.

Reasons for Listing

Included as the only surviving well preserved milestone along this road in the community; an important survival from the turnpike period.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Ysgubor Gerrig
The house stands back from the main Tremadoc to Caernarfon road, approximately 600m SW of Dolbenmaen church.
II Pont Brynkir
The bridge is on the road from Golan to Brynkir, N of Pandy Clenennau.
II Lodge, formerly for Brynkir
The lodge stands in the lower end of Cwm Pennant, on the W side of where the road from Golan crosses the Afon Dwyfor and in the angle of the road from Dolbenmaen.
II Lodge Bridge
The bridge carries the road from Cwm Pennant across the Afon Dwyfor to Golan, approximately 40m E of The Lodge.
II Pont Dolbenmaen
The bridge is on the by-passed section of the Tremadoc to Caernarfon Road immediately S of the junction with the Cwm Pennant road.
II Plas Dolbenmaen
The farmhouse stands in the angle formed by the elbow in the old Tremadoc to Caernarfon road, and the recently built by-pass.
II NE Range of Farm Buildings at Plas Dolbenmaen
The group of farm buildings lie immediately W of Plas Dolbenmaen farmhouse. The NE range lies parallel to the old road, and end on to the NW range.
II Washhouse Building at Plas Dolbenmaen
The group of farm buildings lie immediately W of Plas Dolbenmaen, and form a yard with the motte in the W corner. The washhouse is adjacent to the house, and gable end on to the NE range.

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Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd