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Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Betws-y-Coed, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.101 / 53°6'3"N

Longitude: -3.836 / 3°50'9"W

OS Eastings: 277173

OS Northings: 357554

OS Grid: SH771575

Mapcode National: GBR 62.8QN5

Mapcode Global: WH663.1BM1

Plus Code: 9C5R4527+CJ

Entry Name: Milestone

Listing Date: 30 May 1996

Last Amended: 30 May 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 17833

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300017833

Location: Located on the N side of the main trunk road (A5) at the western approach to Bettws-y-Coed, some 500m E of the Swallow Falls Hotel; set against a (later) rubble wall.

County: Conwy

Town: Betws-y-Coed

Community: Betws-y-Coed

Community: Betws-y-Coed

Locality: Swallow Falls

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

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.

Exterior

Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate, white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 43 / C. CURIG / 3M - 5 F / CERNIOGE / 10M – 6F. Bench mark on stone below plate.

Reasons for Listing

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

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