SH4655 : Eglwys y Cwn aka The Hermitage
Bethesda, Gwynedd, Great Britain

Eglwys y Cwn aka The Hermitage
The Gwynedd Council's guide to Glynllifon states of this gothic folly.
"(It was) built around 1825 with walnut exterior timbers and stained glass windows. According to legend, it was once home to a paid hermit, until he sacked for spending all his time and money at the local inn." The Hermitage was then converted to a chapel where the obsequies for the family's pets were conducted prior to internment at a nearby cemetery. The building became known to the workers on the estate as Eglwys y Cwn (=church of the dogs).
"(It was) built around 1825 with walnut exterior timbers and stained glass windows. According to legend, it was once home to a paid hermit, until he sacked for spending all his time and money at the local inn." The Hermitage was then converted to a chapel where the obsequies for the family's pets were conducted prior to internment at a nearby cemetery. The building became known to the workers on the estate as Eglwys y Cwn (=church of the dogs).
- Grid Square
- SH4655, 15 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Eric Jones (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 29 April, 2008
- Submitted
- Monday, 5 May, 2008
- Category
- Folly (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SH 462 555 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.4714N 4:17.8354W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SH 462 554 - View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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