Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
21286
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
Rhyd-Ddu
Easting
257008
Northing
353075
Street Side
E
Location
Located on the east side of the A 4085 at the northern end of Rhyd-Ddu; set within a low 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. Inscribed in descending order "BEDDGELERT 4/ WAENFAWR 5 1/4/ CARNARVON 9".
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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