Milestone
A Grade II Listed Building in Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.1617 / 53°9'42"N
Longitude: -4.216 / 4°12'57"W
OS Eastings: 251941
OS Northings: 365025
OS Grid: SH519650
Mapcode National: GBR 5L.4VQ6
Mapcode Global: WH54D.6SMJ
Plus Code: 9C5Q5Q6M+MH
Entry Name: Milestone
Listing Date: 4 November 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 22632
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300022632
Location: Situated on south side of the B 4366 approximately 0.5 km south-west of Bethel.
County: Gwynedd
Community: Llanddeiniolen
Community: Llanddeiniolen
Locality: Bethel
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
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Milestone
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 field boundary. Inscribed "MILES" to top right corner with below "CARNARVON 3/ LLANDEINIOLEN 1 3/4/ FELINHEN 5 1/4/ BETHESDA 8".
Reasons for Listing
Included for its special historic interest as a turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.
External Links
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