Milestone on minor road through Cwm Maethlon

Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Cwm Maethlon (Happy Valley), Tywyn, Gwynedd, designated on 24 June 2005.

The record

TodayHistorical map

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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)
1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

On the S side of the minor road approximately opposite Dysyrnant Farm, approximately 6.4km SE of Tywyn.

A late C18 or early C19 milestone shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.

A rough-hewn stone with rounded top. The weathered inscription reads '5 miles from Towyn'.(8km)

Listed for its special historical interest as a well-preserved milestone marking what was once the main road between Machynlleth and Tywyn.

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