Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone by Tuhwnt i'r Gors
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
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
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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
- Tirgwyn Standing StonesStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Pont PenprysTransportunder 1 mi
- Hay Barn at MelaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- GwnhingerDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.