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Milestone by Tuhwnt i'r Gors

Buan, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Boduan, Pwllheli, Buan, Gwynedd, designated on 15 July 1998.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone by Tuhwnt i'r Gors, Buan, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Transport
Date of designation
15 July 1998
Locality
Boduan
Town
Pwllheli
Community
Buan
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.92653, -4.47136
Cadw reference
20128

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 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)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on N side of B4354, some 3 km E of junction with A 497.

History

Mid C19 slate milestone typical of the main roads of the Llyn.

Exterior

Slate slab milestone, chamfered corners but broken left corner. Incised capital letters: Miles; Porthdinlleyn; Nevin 4; Fourcrosses 4; Chwilog 6; Criccieth 10; Porthmadog 5; Edern 4 1/2.

Reason for designation

Included as part of a series of similar milestones in the area, of interest in the history of turnpike roads in the region.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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