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Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanberis, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0922 / 53°5'31"N

Longitude: -4.0578 / 4°3'28"W

OS Eastings: 262295

OS Northings: 356980

OS Grid: SH622569

Mapcode National: GBR 5S.9BR3

Mapcode Global: WH54V.MJXS

Plus Code: 9C5Q3WRR+VV

Entry Name: Milestone

Listing Date: 28 May 1999

Last Amended: 28 May 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21839

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300021839

Location: Located on the south side of the A 4086 in the Pass of Llanberis, near the junction of the road to Blaen-y-nant, about 1.5km south-east of Nant Peris.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llanberis

Community: Llanberis

Locality: Pass of Llanberis

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

One of a series of milestones set up after the establishment of the turnpike road in the 1790s.

Exterior

Late C18 milestone relating to the turnpike road established in the 1790s. Roughly-shaped round-headed slate stone set in rubblestone roadside boundary wall. Inscribed "C. CURIG/ 6 M. 5 1/2 F./ CARNARVON/ 11M."

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special historic turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.

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