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Milepost

A Grade II Listed Building in Mawddwy, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7247 / 52°43'28"N

Longitude: -3.7065 / 3°42'23"W

OS Eastings: 284847

OS Northings: 315485

OS Grid: SH848154

Mapcode National: GBR 98.1G2B

Mapcode Global: WH67X.1S81

Plus Code: 9C4RP7FV+VC

Entry Name: Milepost

Listing Date: 4 November 1999

Last Amended: 4 November 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22626

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300022626

Location: The milepost is set in the NE verge of the old turnpike road from Mallwyd to Dolgellau, approximately 15m from the line of the present A470 SE of Pont Cerist.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Mawddwy

Community: Mawddwy

Locality: Dinas Mawddwy

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

The old road from Welshpool to the west coast over Bwlch Oerddrws was re-marked by the Turnpike trust in the early C19.

Exterior

The milepost is of cast iron, painted white with a black plinth. It is of triangular section open at the back, and enlarged at the top, with a sloping front gusset. Raised and painted lettering reading, on the left: DINAS / MAWDDWY / 1 and on the right DOLGELLEY / 9.

Reasons for Listing

Included as the only surviving cast iron milepost on this section of the road, and one in a good state of preservation.

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