What is recorded here

Penrhyn Castle stands in Bangor as a nineteenth-century mansion built for wealth and display. Its grand rooms and gardens still mark the town as a place where power wanted to be seen. The castle belongs to the post-medieval age, when private ambition shaped the Welsh landscape as much as ancient tradition did.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Penrhyn Castle, Bangor as Recorded historic place from the Post Medieval; 19th Century period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Penrhyn Castle was built in the early 19th century by the Williams-Wynn family, a prominent Welsh landowning dynasty. It is important as a fine example of Regency architecture and as a symbol of the historical influence of the Welsh gentry.

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