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Milestone on E side of A487

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Parc Muriau, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 3 May 2002.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on E side of A487, Caernarfon, 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
3 May 2002
Locality
Parc Muriau
Town
Caernarfon
Community
Caernarfon
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.12600, -4.26767
Cadw reference
26630

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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Cadw's description

Set back from the road approximately 100m SE of Parc Muriau.

A freestone milestone with an arched top. It is engraved 'Carnarvon 1m Pwllhele 10m'.

Listed as a rare surviving mile marker.

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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