Former toll house, outside Porth y Waen
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Former toll house, outside Porth y Waen
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 9 May 2010
Built to house the person who collected the tolls that paid for the 18th century road - a so-called turnpike road, because the pike that barred the road was turned when you paid the toll. The toll gate [pike] was removed when the local authorities took on responsibility for the road.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.804297
Longitude
-3.101208