Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telford Milestone (29), south of Dolgoch
Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bethesda, Bangor, Gwynedd, designated on 25 April 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 April 1997
- Welsh name
- Carreg Filltir Telford (29), i'r de o Dolgoch
- Locality
- Bethesda
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Bethesda
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18577, -4.07440
- Cadw reference
- 18383
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on A5 some 1.3km NW of centre of Bethesda, SE of lane to Sewage Works.
History
Following the Act of Union in 1801, a programme to improve the roads between the two capital cities of London and Dublin was initiated. In 1811 Thomas Telford was commissioned to undertake a survey of the roads between London and Holyhead and in 1817 began work on the northern stretch of the road at Shrewsbury. As well as overseeing the work, Thomas Telford also designed every detail of the road, and this milestone is one of a number designed for it. Milestones between Bangor and Cernioge were erected in the period between 1825 and February 1827.
Exterior
Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 29 / BANGOR / 4 / C. CURIG / 10M – 3F.
Set in front of a rubble arch incorporated into a boundary wall: an example of a “Telford Arch,” thought to have been designed to enhance and draw attention to the milestone.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of one of Telford's milestones retaining its cast iron plate.
Nearby in the register
- Fferm Tyn y ClwtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Coetmor FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings in farm-court at Coetmor FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Coetmor FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.