Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Drws-y-coed-uchaf, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, designated on 29 January 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Drws-y-coed-uchaf
- Community
- Betws Garmon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05771, -4.15187
- Cadw reference
- 21285
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the south side of the B 4418 at Drws-y-coed-uchaf about 1km west of Rhyd-Ddu; set in a rubblestone field boundary wall.
History
One of a series of milestones set up after the establishment of the turnpike road in the 1820s.
Exterior
Early to mid-C19 milestone relating to the turnpike road first established in the 1820s. Slate-stone with simple chamfered top edge set in boundary wall. Inscribed "MLS." to top right corner with below "PENYGROES 6/ RHYD-DDU 1".
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.
Nearby in the register
- Y Garn cairnsRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Slate Direction IndicatorsTransportunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-GonglDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.