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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
Coed y Moch Lodge
Coed y Moch Lodge (aka Garthbledden Lodge or Clock Lodge) was built by “Yr Hen Syr Robert” between 1794 and 1818 (as a lodge is shown on an 1818 estate map,...
1828 Arch at Yr Hen Ardd
Grade II Listed Tudor Arch built by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan Bart, of Nannau in 1828. Inscribed on both sides RW v AM 1828 (Robert Vaughan & Anna Mostyn). A Nannau Estate feature...
Plas Hen and Caerynwch
“Plas Hen” (The Old Court) was the original 15th century manor house of Caerynwch. The current owners can trace their family back to Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Cadwgan and Madog (Lord of...
St. Mary’s Church, Dolgellau
St Mary’s Church, Dolgellau, is a Grade II listed building standing on the site of a medieval one, dating back to at least 1254 when it was mentioned in records. The...
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
Lower Lodge
Lower Lodge (aka Deer Park Lodge or South Lodge)
Lower Lodge is a small, two-storey building, with one room on each floor. It is built in a vaguely similar style to the...
The Georgian House
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...
The People of Nannau
Obituary of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart. 1859
The Cheshire Observer and General Advertiser - May 14th 1859
THE LATE SIR ROBERT VAUGHAN, BART
It is our painful duty, says the North Wales Chronicle, to announce the death, on the 29th...
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...
Major-General John Vaughan (Possessions)
Pig-sticking; comprising a bamboo spear, inscribed ”Kadir Cup 1907, won by Major J. Vaughan D.S.O., 10th Hussars on his ch.aus.g. Vedette”, 96 inches (244cm) long; his pony’s hoof inkwell inscribed ”Vedette...
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
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 Fairies of Llyn Cynwch
The following is taken from “The Story of Two Parishes: Dolgelley and Llanelltyd” written by T.P. Ellis and published in 1928:
The most famous of...
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...
