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Twynan Uchaf, Llaneilian-yn-Rhos: diagonal chimney and dovecote, 1954
  • Llys Euryn was a fortified manor house which was built in the mid 15th century for Robin, eldest son of Gruffydd Goch who led the old Welsh tribal division of Rhos. It was a large and very well appointed building for its time and was fortified because of the invasions of north Wales that occurred during the Wars of the Roses. A contemporary bardic poem described '3 fair stories' and the building had a slate roof pegged in place by oak nails. The external walls were three feet thick and the external windows were all narrow defensible slits. The hall was improved during its peaceful first hundred years but the family fortunes declined and it was sold to pay off debts. By 1763 it was probably derelict, robbed of any useful material until it became a mere shell. Source: http://www.castlewales.com/euryn.html
Llys Euryn, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos: rebuilt diagonal chimney and fireplace, 1954
  • A former house, converted into stables. Note the diagonal chimney.
Glan-yr-afon, Llanfair Talhaearn: old house (converted to stables)
  • A two-storey house dating from the late 17th/early 18th century.
Cae'r Melwr, Llanrwst: from south-west, 1954
  • Two-storey farmhouse of rubble construction with pitched slate roof and end stacks.
Bryn Sylldy, Llanrwst: from south-east, 1954
  • A replica of an original cast iron fireback, made for Llancaiach Fawr Manor in the mid 1600s. The original remains at the house, but is broken into two pieces.
Replica of an original cast iron fireback, Llancaiach Fawr Manor, original dates to c.1645