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Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Waunfawr, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.116 / 53°6'57"N

Longitude: -4.216 / 4°12'57"W

OS Eastings: 251787

OS Northings: 359945

OS Grid: SH517599

Mapcode National: GBR 5L.7NBL

Mapcode Global: WH54L.6YN1

Plus Code: 9C5Q4Q8M+CJ

Entry Name: Milestone

Listing Date: 21 July 1999

Last Amended: 21 July 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22046

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300022046

Location: Situated on Ffordd Waenfawr (Waenfawr Road) immediately to the north-west of Croesywaun; set in a low rubblestone block field boundary wall.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Waunfawr

Community: Waunfawr

Locality: Croesywaun

Built-Up Area: Waunfawr

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

Early to mid-C19 milestone relating to the turnpike road first established in the 1820s.

Exterior

Slate-stone with simple chamfered top edge set in boundary wall. Inscribed "MILES" to top right corner with below "BEDDGELLERT 10/ RHYD-DDU 6/ WAENFAWR 3/4/ CARNARVON 3".

Reasons for Listing

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

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