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Penrhyn Castle (Welsh: Castell Penrhyn) is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, constructed in the style of a Norman castle. The Penrhyn estate was founded by Ednyfed Fychan . In the 15th century his descendant Gwilym ap Griffith built a fortified manor house on the site.
Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (1737 – 21 January 1808) was a British politician who represented Petersfield and Liverpool in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1790. He was the owner of Penrhyn Castle , an estate on the outskirts on Bangor , North Wales .
Worked on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway. To be retained as part of the planned "Industrial Penrhyn" museum. [2] Hugh Napier: Hunslet: 0-4-0 ST: 1904 855 ex-Penrhyn Quarry locomotive, moved to the Ffestiniog Railway and restored to working order at Boston Lodge in 2012. [3] Fire Queen: 4 ft (1,219 mm) A. Horlock and Co: 0-4-0 tender 1848 Worked on ...
The village is next to the Grand Lodge affording the principal entrance to Penrhyn Castle, the former seat of the Penrhyn family, now a National Trust property open to the public. Outside the model village are also to be found – Off the A5 towards Bangor: Llandygai Gypsy Site [16] Llandygai Industrial Estate; Ty Newydd probation hostel [17]
Gwynedd is a county in the north-west of Wales.It covers an area of 2,535 km 2 (979 sq mi) [1] and in 2021 the population was approximately 117,100. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Dinefwr castle is thought to have been founded in the later twelfth century by Rhys ap Gruffudd, the Lord Rhys, and became known as the traditional capital of Dyfed. [24] Dryslwyn Castle: 13th century Cadw The shattered ruins of a medieval castle crown the ultimate summit of a dramatically isolated and abrupt hill rising from the Tywi ...
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