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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
The Georgian House – Plas Nannau Hall
The current Georgian house was started circa 1788 by Sir Robert Howell Vaughan and completed by his son in 1796 after his death in 1792. There was a house-warming celebration on...
Nannau Cottages
Behind Nannau, situated on the side of the driveway to the Coach house are the ruins of what used to be two old cottages.
These may pre-date the current house.
The 1693 – 1794 House
The House of Hugh Nanney Hên (c.1693 – c.1794)
"Old Nannau" (built c.1693) from a sketch by Moses Griffiths (1749-1819) drawn circa 1785. Image courtesy of The National Library of Wales.
Note the...
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge.
Read about the Lodge.
The People of Nannau
Sir Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan – Llanfachreth Address and Presentation 1887
We the inhabitants of Llanfachreth Parish and the tenants of the Nannau Estate desire to offer you warmest congratulations, on the attainment of your majority...
Nannau Prayer Book
Sold at an auction in Barmouth in May 2014
About This Website
I have lived in Dolgellau since 1988 (moving here when I was twenty) but only had a general interest in the area at that time. After spending the first ten years...
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn’s Castle Site
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn’s Castle Site by Philip Nanney Williams
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn is considered as the head of the Nannau family dynasty and today I visited the excavations of the probable site...
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
The Strangling Oak of Nannau Woods
A few miles north of Dolgelly, the county town of Merioneth- shire, North Wales, in a beautifully wooded park, lies Nannau Mansion, the ancient...
Nannau Oaks in 2019
These photos were taken during Spring 2019. Both trees are located near the site of Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll, so may well be descended from that tree.
The Gwiber/Wyvern of Coed y Moch
The curse of the Wyvern lay like a pestilence upon the people of Coed-y-Moch. The monster hunted human being and beast alike, destroyed every...
