Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81139
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/05/2003
Date of Amendment
28/05/2003
Name of Property
Milestone by Gallows Point
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Cwm Cadnant
Town
Locality
Glyn Garth
Easting
259409
Northing
374970
Street Side
SE
Location
Set alongside the SE side of the Beaumaris Road on the W approach to Beaumaris.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
In 1805 Viscount Thomas James Warren Bulkeley (7th Viscount) made a new road through his land to run along the straits and built a sea-wall 5ft(1.5m) high to protect it. It was opened to the public in 1806. In 1828 it became a turnpike road and the approaches to both Menai Bridge and Beaumaris were improved. The milestone dates from the establishment of the turnpike in 1828, and is one of four originally placed along its route, all of which survive.
Exterior
Dressed granite slab, with shaped (pointed) top, cut with lettering reading: BEAUMARIS / 1 MILE / MENAI BRIDGE / 3 MILES / and 3 FURLS. There is a bench mark cut into the front face of the milestone, below the lettering.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a milestone with considerable local historical significance.
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