Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 April 2005. Milepost. 1 related planning application.

Milepost

WRENN ID
secret-gallery-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
13 April 2005
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 587 229
Coordinates
52.78591, -4.09653
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a cast iron milepost with a triangular shape, which is wider at the top. It features a sloping head and has panels on the front that display the names and distances: "HARLECH / 5" on the left side and "BARMOUTH / 5" on the right side.

Local climate

Milepost sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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