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
84544
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/06/2005  
Date of Amendment
24/06/2005  
Name of Property
Milestone on minor road through Cwm Maethlon  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Tywyn  
Town
 
Locality
Cwm Maethlon (Happy Valley)  
Easting
265000  
Northing
299270  
Street Side
 
Location
On the S side of the minor road approximately opposite Dysyrnant Farm, approximately 6.4km SE of Tywyn.  

Description


Broad Class
 
Period
 

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

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

Interior
 

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

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