Milestones in history
Last updated: 28 November 2006
Ian Jolly, North Wales co-ordinator for the Milestone Society, takes Radio Wales' Phil Carradice up hills and down Roman roads on a hunt for the original signposts.
Ian and Phil take Wales's 'worst road' to Maentwrog to reach an old toll house - exactly 220 miles from London.
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Ian and Phil try to spot the hidden milestone on the Harlech to Barmouth coast road.
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Down to Pen Llŷn, and Bleddyn Jones from the county council explains why maintaining these historic milestones is so important to our heritage.
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Ian leads Phil up a very steep hill - did coaches really go up there? There's certainly a milestone.
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They reach the original north to south Wales road, built by the Romans long before the A470.
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Ian and Phil's journey comes to an end on the original London to Holyhead route, where the milestones still stand - though perhaps in need of some TLC.
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