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Telford Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Caergeiliog, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2776 / 53°16'39"N

Longitude: -4.5446 / 4°32'40"W

OS Eastings: 230433

OS Northings: 378642

OS Grid: SH304786

Mapcode National: GBR HN41.C0B

Mapcode Global: WH42J.5W46

Plus Code: 9C5Q7FH4+24

Entry Name: Telford Milestone

Listing Date: 7 September 1998

Last Amended: 17 June 2020

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20417

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300020417

Location: Located on the N side of the A5(T), Holyhead Road. NW of Caergeiliog Tollhouse, at the NW end of the village of Caergeiliog.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Llanfair-yn-Neubwll

Community: Llanfair-yn-Neubwll

Locality: Caergeiliog

Built-Up Area: Caergeiliog

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Milestone

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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. 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.

Exterior

Dressed Anglesey limestone slab, with shallow triangular head and raking chamfered sides. Cast iron inset plate white lettering on black reading: HOLY- / HEAD / 5 / MONA / 8 / BANGOR / 20.

Reasons for Listing

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

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  • II Siloh Baptist Chapel and Chapel House with walls, railings and gates
    Located in the centre of the village of Caergeiliog, set back from the S side of the A5(T) Holyhead Road. The chapel and chapel house are set within enclosed grounds bounded by a low rubble wall with
  • II Pencaledog
    Located W of Caergeiliog, on the N side of the A5. Former farmstead with buildings in a parallel range, with the house being to the W. To the E is a 2-storey former bakehouse, built of similar mater
  • II Caergeiliog Chapel House with stables and cartshed
    Located in a slightly elevated position, set back slightly from the S side of the A5(T) Holyhead Road at the SW end of the village of Caergeiliog. Chapel house is at W side of walled yard to front of
  • II Caergeiliog Chapel
    Located in a slightly elevated position, set back slightly from the S side of the A5(T) Holyhead Road at the SW end of the village of Caergeiliog. Chapel house is at W side of walled yard to front of
  • II Church of St Mary
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