Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Slate Direction Indicators
Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandygai, Gwynedd, designated on 24 May 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 24 May 2000
- Locality
- Llandygai
- Community
- Llandygai
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21642, -4.10049
- Cadw reference
- 23343
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 in rubblestone boundary wall opposite Bodeilian and Lyric Cottage on north-east side of road leading from Llandygai towards Tal-y-bont.
History
Difficult to date exactly but, although some finger markers belong to the early C19 Telford turnpiking period, probably mid- to late C19.
Exterior
Slate-stone narrow rectangular plaques, set one above the other in stone boundary wall reading "TO BANGOR MILES 1 1/2" and "TO ABER MILES 3 1/2/ TO CONWAY 12 3/4", both having incised hands, top with fingers pointing to left, bottom with fingers pointing to right.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a series of slate direction indicators, a distinctive local type.
Nearby in the register
- BodeilianDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lyric CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- 22 Llandygai VillageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Arfon CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.