Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cae Hir, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, designated on 20 July 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1995
- Locality
- Cae Hir
- Community
- Llanelltyd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76289, -3.99334
- Cadw reference
- 16160
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 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)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the junction of 2 paths some 150m uphill from the end of the metalled road from Bontddu.
Exterior
Large, crude C18 mile stone; amorphous flat stone inscribed on the NE side: ~FROM HARLECH XM' and on the SW side: ~V FROM TAL Y BONT iiiii M.
Reason for designation
A scarce in situ C18 inscribed milestone.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Cae HirAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cae Hir Farmhouse (including attached Byre)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Byre Range at Cae HirAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Fortified Settlement at Bryn CastellEnclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.