Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhiw, Pwllheli, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, designated on 26 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Rhiw
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81702, -4.63796
- Cadw reference
- 20031
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)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set into corner of driveway at Rhiwlas, some 350m W of Rhiw on S side of road to Aberdaron
History
Milestone, possibly early C19, of a primitive type marked with initial letters only. There are others of this type at Uwchmynydd and Aberdaron (qq.v.), Nanhoron (Llanengan) and Penllech (Tudweiliog).
Exterior
Milestone, rough granite boulder rounded at top and inscribed 'P 11 A 3 1/4', the initials for Pwllheli and Aberdaron.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a group of early milestones on the Llyn.
Nearby in the register
- Pigsty at Bwlch-y-garregDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bwlch-y-garregDomesticunder 1 mi
- Goose-shelter at Bwlch-y-garregDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Capel NeboDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.