Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandegai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan.
In 1438 Gruffudd was granted a licence to crenellate and he founded the stone castle and added a tower house. Samuel Wyatt reconstructed the property in the 1780s.
The present building was created between about 1822 and 1837 to designs by Thomas Hopper, who expanded and transformed the building beyond recognition.
Modern History
Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant, 4th Lord Penrhyn, died in 1949, and the castle and estate passed to his niece, Lady Janet Pelham, who, on inheritance, adopted the surname of Douglas-Pennant.
In 1951 the castle and 40,000 acres of land were accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties from Lady Janet. It now belongs to the National Trust and is open to the public.
I love castles and you managed to get the angle just right so we can all appreciate the beautiful of the historical landmark. Amazing detail and stone work. Fav
@nydelignorsk Thank you for your kind words & comments, and the fav too. The gardens are beautiful too & you have a view looking across the the Meanai Straits to the Isle of Anglesey.
