19493

 

II  

Designated  

04/03/1998  

22/04/2020  

Telford Milestone (6)  

 

Isle of Anglesey  

Bodedern  

 

Caergeiliog  

231965  

378427  

N  

Located on the N side of the A5 (T), in front of the wall between the entrances to Penmynydd and Heulfre, E of Caergeiliog.  

Transport  

 

Following the Act of Union in 1801 a programme to improve the roads between the two capital cities of London and Dublin was initiated. In 1811 Thomas Telford was commissioned to undertake a survey of the roads between London and Holyhead and in 1817 began work on the northern stretch of the road at Shrewsbury. As well as overseeing the work, Thomas Telford also designed every detail of the road, and this milestone is one of a number designed for it. The completion of the stage between Holyhead and Menai Bridge saw all the milestones across Anglesey and into Bangor erected between 1825 and February 1826.  

Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 6 / MONA / 7 / BANGOR / 19. Set in front of a rubble arch incorporated into a boundary wall: a very well preserved example of a “Telford Arch,” thought to have been designed to enhance and draw attention to the milestone.  

 

Listed as a fine example of one of Telford's milestones retaining its cast iron plate.