Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Morfa Nefyn, Pwllheli, Nefyn, Gwynedd, designated on 18 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 June 1998
- Locality
- Morfa Nefyn
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Nefyn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.93223, -4.54417
- Cadw reference
- 19981
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the S side of the B4417, just E of its junction with Lon Bodlondeb and some 300m E of the crossroads in the centre of Morfa Nefyn.
History
Probably early C19 milestone, one of a series of primitive stones inscribed with initial letters on the Caernarfon to Aberdaron road.
Exterior
Milestone, rough stone with curved top, set into drystone retaining wall at pavement height. Approximately 80cm high and 40cm wide with inscription -
C 21
N 1
A 12
being the distances to Caernarfon, Nefyn and Aberdaron.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the early milestones on the Llyn.
Nearby in the register
- Capel MoreiaReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cae'r PwllDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glan-dwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- HendafarnDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.