Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 February 1995. Milepost.

Milepost

WRENN ID
seventh-rampart-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 February 1995
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost, Abergwynant, Arthog, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 679 172
Coordinates
52.73675, -3.95764
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a cast iron milepost from the second half of the 19th century, featuring a triangular profile. The east face displays raised lettering indicating "Towyn 16," while the west face shows "Dolgelley 3." There are no visible foundry marks on the milepost.

Local climate

Milepost sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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