Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telford Milestone (11)
Trewalchmai, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 23 September 1998
- Date of amendment
- 17 June 2020
- Welsh name
- Carreg Filltir Telford (11)
- Locality
- Gwalchmai
- Community
- Trewalchmai
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25826, -4.40554
- Cadw reference
- 20517
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the front of a low rubble field wall, slightly set back from the N side of the A5(T) Holyhead Road on the E approach to the village of Gwalchmai; c. 250m WNW of Gwalchmai tollhouse and c. 600m ENE of the church of St. Morhaiarn.
History
Following the Act of Union in 1801 a programme to improve the roads between the two capital cities of London and Dublin was initiated. In 1811 Thomas Telford was commissioned to undertake a survey of the roads between London and Holyhead and in 1817 began work on the northern stretch of the road at Shrewsbury. As well as overseeing the work, Thomas Telford also designed every detail of the road, and this milestone is one of a number designed for it. The completion of the stage between Holyhead and Menai Bridge saw all the milestones across Anglesey and into Bangor erected between 1825 and February 1826.
Exterior
Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 11 / MONA / 2 / BANGOR / 14.
Set in front of a rubble arch incorporated into a boundary wall: a very well preserved example of a “Telford Arch,” thought to have been designed to enhance and draw attention to the milestone.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of one of Telford's milestones retaining its cast iron plate.
Nearby in the register
- Gwalchmai TollhouseTransportunder 1 mi
- Church of St. MorhaiarnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Jerusalem ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty CapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.