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Latitude: 53.1391 / 53°8'20"N
Longitude: -4.0288 / 4°1'43"W
OS Eastings: 264387
OS Northings: 362136
OS Grid: SH643621
Mapcode National: GBR 5T.6CTK
Mapcode Global: WH54P.2CTC
Plus Code: 9C5Q4XQC+JF
Entry Name: Milestone
Listing Date: 9 March 2000
Last Amended: 9 March 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 22922
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300022922
Location: Situated on the eastern side of the A 5 approximately 320m south-east of Braich-ty-du; set directly on road partly built into low rubblestone field boundary wall.
County: Gwynedd
Town: Bethesda
Community: Llanllechid
Community: Llanllechid
Locality: Nant Ffrancon
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: Milestone
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. Milestones between Bangor and Cernioge were erected in the period between 1825 and February 1827.
Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 33 / BANGOR / 8 / C. CURIG / 6M – 3F. This plate also bears the date 2003 at the top, being one of a series of replacements, part of a programme of conservation in that year. Bench mark on stone below plate.
Listed as a fine example of one of Telford's milestones retaining its cast iron plate.
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