Milestone

Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pass of Llanberis, Llanberis, Gwynedd, designated on 28 May 1999.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone, Llanberis, 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: 28 May 1999
Locality: Pass of Llanberis
Community: Llanberis
Unitary authority: Gwynedd
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.09221, -4.05782
Cadw reference: 21839

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1899 · 106 Bangor (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

Located on the south side of the A 4086 in the Pass of Llanberis, near the junction of the road to Blaen-y-nant, about 1.5km south-east of Nant Peris.

History

One of a series of milestones set up after the establishment of the turnpike road in the 1790s.

Exterior

Late C18 milestone relating to the turnpike road established in the 1790s. Roughly-shaped round-headed slate stone set in rubblestone roadside boundary wall. Inscribed "C. CURIG/ 6 M. 5 1/2 F./ CARNARVON/ 11M."

Reason for designation

Included for its special historic turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.

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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