This is a Valued image. Click here for more information.

File:Milestone, Betws-y-Coed (Holyhead 45 miles).JPG

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(3,456 × 5,184 pixels, file size: 8.46 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Milestone on Telford's road through North Wales

Summary[edit]

Description
English: Milestone on Telford's road through North Wales (now part of the A5), built in about 1815. The milestone is located between the River Conwy and the main shopping centre of Betws-y-Coed. It shows the distance to Holyhead as 45 miles; the distance to Capel Curig as 5 miles and 5 furlongs and the distance to Cernioge [Inn] (now a farm near Rhydlydan)[1] as 8 miles and 6 furlongs.
Cymraeg: Carreg filltir ar ffordd Telford trwy Ogledd Cymru (sydd bellach yn rhan o'r A5), a adeiladwyd tua 1815. Mae'r garreg filltir wedi'i lleoli rhwng Afon Conwy a phrif ganolfan siopa Betws-y-Coed. Dengys y pellder i Caergybi fel 45 milldir ; y pellter i Capel Curig fel 5 milltir a 5 furlong a'r pellter i Cernioge [Inn] (fferm ger Rhydlydan erbyn hyn)[1] fel 8 milltir a 6 ffyrlong.
Date
Source Own work
Author Martinvl
Camera location53° 05′ 16.88″ N, 3° 47′ 56.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

References[edit]

  1. a b Cernioge through time. Portsmouth University and others. Retrieved on 81 August 2015.

Licensing[edit]

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

VI seal

This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Milestone on Telford's road through North Wales. You can see its nomination here.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:43, 18 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 14:43, 18 August 20153,456 × 5,184 (8.46 MB)Martinvl (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

File usage on other wikis

Metadata