Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Direction indicator
Llanrug, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont-rug, Llanrug, Gwynedd, designated on 27 August 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 27 August 1999
- Locality
- Pont-rug
- Community
- Llanrug
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14451, -4.22428
- Cadw reference
- 22237
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
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 · 105 Carnarvon (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 on the south side of the A4086 at Pont-rug at its junction with the road to Caeathro; the direction indicator is set in a rubblestone boundary wall.
History
Difficult to date exactly but probably mid- to late C19.
Exterior
Direction indicator. Slate-stone narrow rectangular plaque set into rubblestone boundary wall inscribed "MILES" to right with below to left "TO CAEATHRAW 11/2/ TO BONTNEWYDD 3"; incised hand to right with pointing fingers.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusual example of a slate direction indicator.
Nearby in the register
- Pont-rugTransportunder 1 mi
- Hafod Gethin (Plas Gwyn)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Plas BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Erw-pwll-y-gloDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.