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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
1960s Tourist Guide
Historic Houses of Wales: Nannau - North Wales
This is a transcript of a small A5 16-page booklet produced by the Vaughan family in the 1960s. The family gave tours of the house to...
Y Garreg Fawr
Y Garreg Fawr "The Great Stone"
This arch marked the entrance to the Nannau Estate from the Llanfachreth side. The 18-ton lintel was transported over ten miles from near The Roman Steps,...
Nannau ‘Hall’ Grade II* Listing
DETAILS OF THE GRADE II LISTING:
Grade: II*
Date Listed: 14 June 1952
CADW Building ID: 4710
OS Grid Coordinates:
274307, 320814
Latitude/Longitude:
52.7699, -3.8633
National Park Snowdonia
History: The ancestral seat of the Nannau family and from the late...
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge.
Read about the Lodge.
Nannau from Foel Offrwm in 1918
Nannau from Foel/Moel Offrwm in 1918. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams.
The cropped image (below) shows the sunken garden and greenhouse in more detail. Also, the Pavilion Wings of the house...
The 1581 – c.1650 House
Hugh Nannau Hen (1542-1623), rebuilt Nannau on a grand scale around 1581. Nothing remains of this house except for a few inscribed stones in the back wall of the current Georgian...
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...
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 People of Nannau
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...
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...
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart. (1768-1843)
Robert Williames Vaughan was born on March 29th, 1768 and was the first son of the surgeon and apothecary Sir Robert Howell Vaughan who was...
Recollections of Nannau by Phillip Vaughan Davies
Phillip Vaughan Davies tells of the halcyon days when the last Vaughan was at Dolgellau’s old manor house.
The old manor house of Nannau stands solid as a fortress at an altitude...
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
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...
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...
