Discover Alone, back to main map

Gatehouse at Gwrych Castle

Castle, fort or tower
Gatehouse at Gwrych Castle
Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Gatehouse at Gwrych Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Conwy, Wales. Perhaps its doors swallowed whole carriages and vomited them changed, larger or smaller depending on the mood of the stone. Maybe the gatekeeper measured worth in lost buttons and returned them folded into origami cranes. Imagine knocking twice and hearing your own name answered from inside the wall before you finish speaking.
A named place photographed at this map point in Conwy.
Built in the early 19th century as part of Gwrych Castle by Thomas Picton, a controversial British Army officer and politician, the gatehouse is remembered for its connection to Picton's legacy and the castle's later use as a Victorian seaside retreat and a military detention center during World War II.

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places

Other information

Photo: Dot Potter · CC BY-SA 2.0