Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
23696
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/07/2000
Date of Amendment
21/07/2000
Name of Property
Milestone
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanllyfni
Town
Locality
Penygroes
Easting
247210
Northing
353691
Street Side
E
Location
Located on the east side of the A 487 on the northern edge of Penygroes; set in a rubblestone boundary wall.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The very plain and simple form of the milestone and the style of its lettering suggest that it may be slightly earlier than the others on the same road to the south. The turnpike road was first established in the 1820s.
Exterior
Plain rectangular slate-stone set in boundary wall. Inscribed "TO CARNARVON 6 ML/ TREMADOC 13 ML".
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a turnpike road milestone, one of the first to be erected on this stretch of road.
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