Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21285
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/01/1999
Date of Amendment
29/01/1999
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Betws Garmon
Town
Locality
Drws-y-coed-uchaf
Easting
255882
Northing
353327
Street Side
S
Location
Located on the south side of the B 4418 at Drws-y-coed-uchaf about 1km west of Rhyd-Ddu; set in a rubblestone field boundary wall.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
One of a series of milestones set up after the establishment of the turnpike road in the 1820s.
Exterior
Early to mid-C19 milestone relating to the turnpike road first established in the 1820s. Slate-stone with simple chamfered top edge set in boundary wall. Inscribed "MLS." to top right corner with below "PENYGROES 6/ RHYD-DDU 1".
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a turnpike road milestone, a well-preserved example of a characteristic local type.
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