Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Pont Cyrnant
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Betws Garmon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10519, -4.20202
- Cadw reference
- 21287
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 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the east side of the A 4085 approximately 300m south of Pont Cyrnant; set within a low 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. Inscribed "MLS." to top right corner with below "CARNARVON 4/ BEDDGELERT 9".
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
- Pont Cyrnant (partly in Waunfawr Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Cyrnant (partly in Betws Garmon community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Enclosed Hut Circle West of Llwyn BedwEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Llwyn-bedwDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.