Nannau is located three miles north of the town of Dolgellau in Wales and has been home to two of the most powerful and influential families in the county for hundreds of years, the Nanneys and the Vaughans. This site is intended to promote the area and to act as a source of information for people interested in the history, as well as more recent news.
The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth
St Machreath's Church, first mentioned in documents of 1254, is situated within a curvilinear churchyard, which has been extended to the east. The boundary is circular on the south and west...
Brochures and Advertising
1984 Nannu Brochure Text In the glorious setting of the Snowdonia National Park is the elegant Georgian mansion of Nannau. From almost any point one looks out over fold upon fold of...
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...
Nannau Rainwater Hopper
The Rainwater Hopper from the Georgian House of Plas Nannau Hall. It shows the completion date of the house of 1795 and includes the Nannau Crest.
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,...
The Arch at Maes-y-Bryner
This is one several arches commemorating the 1820 coronation of George IV. The wide Tudor arch was Grade II Listed in 1995. It is situated on a private road leading to...
Notable Architecture
A few of the notable buildings around Nannau
The People of Nannau
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 2)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, July 6th 1824 REJOINCINGS ON THE COMING OF AGE OF ROBERT WILLIAMES VAUGHAN, ESQ. (FURTHER PARTICULARS) We last week noticed some few particulars of the celebration of this...
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, June 29th 1824 HOUSE OF NANNAU On Thursday last the son and heir of Sir Robert Vaughan, M.P. for the county of Merioneth, attained his majority for the...
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn's Castle Site
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn's Castle Site by Philip Nanney Williams Cadwgan ap Bleddyn is considered as the head of the Nannau family dynasty and today I visited the excavations of the probable site...
Walks Around Nannau
The Strangling Oak of Nannau Woods
Ceubren Yr Ellyll – 1889 Engraving
Victorian Figured Oak Breakfast Table
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Hugh Vaughan of Hengwrt (d.1783)
Anne Vaughan (1734-1765) by James Fellowes
Robert Williames Vaughan, aged c.16, by William Parry
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Baronet
Omai, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander by William Parry
Commemorative Arches
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge
1828 Arch at Yr Hen Ardd
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 Radio Play "The Demon Tree" from Dark Fantasy. From YouTube: I have a weakness for arboreal menace (i.e. killer plants), so this cheesy old...
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...