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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
Nannau in the 1960s
Edward & Barbara Morrison lived at Nannau from 1965-1979. These photos have been kindly sent to me by their son, Tom.
Nannau At Risk (BBC News)
Nannau Hall: Grade II* Listed Mansion 'At Risk' After Lead Theft
Read the Article at bbc.co.uk/news/ A Grade II* listed mansion, on a site once destroyed by Owain Glyndŵr, is under threat after lead...
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
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...
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...
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...
Nannau 1905 Postcard
An interesting postcard of Nannau from 1905.
The People of Nannau
Edward & Barbara Morrison
Nannau was in a terrible condition when it was bought by Edward A. Morrison III, D.F.C. in the 1960s...
Colonel Hugh Nanney
Colonel Hugh Nanney was elected the Member of Parliament for Merioneth in 1695 (unopposed), succeeding his distant cousin Sir John Wynn, 5th Bt. He was also the local Deputy-Lieutenant and Colonel...
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 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...
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...
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.
