Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trefriw Wells, Trefriw, Conwy, designated on 30 May 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1996
- Locality
- Trefriw Wells
- Community
- Trefriw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17201, -3.82967
- Cadw reference
- 16950
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)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the W side of the B 5106 (Gwydir Road), some 2km N of Trefriw; set in front of a rubble retaining wall.
Exterior
Late C18 or early C19 milestone relating to the turnpike road first established in 1777. Slate-stone with simple arched top and inscribed: ` 8 Conway ' and beneath: `4 Llanrwst.'
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as an early turnpike road milestone.
Nearby in the register
- Old Bath House at Trefriw WellsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural SettlementDeserted Rural Settlementunder 1 mi
- Pont Dolgarrog (Listed in the resurvey of Dolgarrog Community Cadw ref No41/G/32(6)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont DolgarrogTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.