Ivy-thatched ruin
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Ivy-thatched ruin
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 11 Jan 2013
A picturesque, hill-top ruin with an exuberant thatch of ivy. No name is attached on any map I have found, but it appears to have been a house of note because it has a bay at the front door. The location gives a grand view of the lower Conwy Valley, but I would rate it rather exposed. A patch of mature Scots Pine and Oak trees occupies the remainder of the hilltop. The present footpath takes a strange route over the hill past the door, suggesting that the site has a history of occupation. Research note: Local sources tell me that this house has never been occupied, or even completed. Originally an agricultural shelter was located here, and an attempt to convert the site to a dwelling without planning consent led to abandonment before a roof had been fitted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.23897
Longitude
-3.829952