Penrhyn Castle
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Penrhyn Castle is a country house in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan. In 1438, Ioan ap 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.
It now belongs to the National Trust and is open to the public.
It now belongs to the National Trust and is open to the public.
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