Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nant Peris, Llanberis, Gwynedd, designated on 28 May 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 May 1999
- Locality
- Nant Peris
- Community
- Llanberis
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10020, -4.07726
- Cadw reference
- 21840
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at Gwastadnant on the south side of the A 4086 at the south-eastern approach to 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/ 7 M. 5 1/2 F./ CARNARVON/ 10 M." Ordnance Survey bench-mark symbol beneath.
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
- TalgaeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm-yr-WrachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ffynnon BerisReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.