Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost
Mawddwy, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dinas Mawddwy, Mawddwy, Gwynedd, designated on 4 November 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 November 1999
- Locality
- Dinas Mawddwy
- Community
- Mawddwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72471, -3.70650
- Cadw reference
- 22626
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The milepost is set in the NE verge of the old turnpike road from Mallwyd to Dolgellau, approximately 15m from the line of the present A470 SE of Pont Cerist.
History
The old road from Welshpool to the west coast over Bwlch Oerddrws was re-marked by the Turnpike trust in the early C19.
Exterior
The milepost is of cast iron, painted white with a black plinth. It is of triangular section open at the back, and enlarged at the top, with a sloping front gusset. Raised and painted lettering reading, on the left: DINAS / MAWDDWY / 1 and on the right DOLGELLEY / 9.
Reason for designation
Included as the only surviving cast iron milepost on this section of the road, and one in a good state of preservation.
Nearby in the register
- Fron-dirionDomesticunder 1 mi
- DolobranDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pandy at DolobranIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Rhydyfelin, formerly known as 1 Wyle CopDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.