Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mile Post
Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Criccieth, Gwynedd, designated on 12 December 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 December 1994
- Community
- Criccieth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92815, -4.20733
- Cadw reference
- 15358
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Up against the stone field boundary wall, c100m NE of the drive leading to Mynydd Ddu.
History
The Act for the Turnpike Road from Tremadoc to Porthdinllaen was passed in 1803, and the road was under construction in 1805. The mile post almost certainly dates from this time.
Exterior
Slate mile post, rectangular but with chamfered angles. Inscribed ‘To Pwllheli 10.M. Tremadoc 3.M. Criccieth 1 ½. M.’.
Reason for designation
A good example of an early C19 mile post using a local material.
Nearby in the register
- Wash HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former StablesDomesticunder 1 mi
- YstumllynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to the Church of St CynhaearnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.