Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on Pont Fach
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberdaron, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 26 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Aberdaron
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80454, -4.71200
- Cadw reference
- 19991
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 133 Bardsey Island (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on left end of S parapet of Pont Fach in Aberdaron village.
History
Milestone, probably early C19, one of a series of primitive stones inscribed with initial letters on the road from Caernarfon to Aberdaron.
Exterior
Milestone, rough single stone with inscription 'N 13 1/2, C 33 1/2, S 5 1/4', being distances to Nefyn, Caernarfon and Sarn.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the group of early milestones on the Llyn.
Nearby in the register
- Pont FachTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont FawrTransportunder 1 mi
- Y Gegin FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Row of 5 Cottages North of & opposite Church of St HywynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.