Milestone
A Grade II Listed Building in Waunfawr, Gwynedd
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Coordinates
Latitude: 53.116 / 53°6'57"N
Longitude: -4.216 / 4°12'57"W
OS Eastings: 251787
OS Northings: 359945
OS Grid: SH517599
Mapcode National: GBR 5L.7NBL
Mapcode Global: WH54L.6YN1
Plus Code: 9C5Q4Q8M+CJ
Entry Name: Milestone
Listing Date: 21 July 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 22046
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300022046
Location: Situated on Ffordd Waenfawr (Waenfawr Road) immediately to the north-west of Croesywaun; set in a low rubblestone block field boundary wall.
County: Gwynedd
Community: Waunfawr
Community: Waunfawr
Locality: Croesywaun
Built-Up Area: Waunfawr
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
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Milestone
History
Early to mid-C19 milestone relating to the turnpike road first established in the 1820s.
Exterior
Slate-stone with simple chamfered top edge set in boundary wall. Inscribed "MILES" to top right corner with below "BEDDGELLERT 10/ RHYD-DDU 6/ WAENFAWR 3/4/ CARNARVON 3".
Reasons for Listing
Included for its special historic interest as a turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.
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