ucha plas, iacha pleser,
ydyw hwn sydd dan y ser, plas annedd fal Powls union, parchedig dan frig y fron, twr main, trum newyddwaith, trigien gwell Twr Gwyn y gwaith.
"The chimneys attracted attention, and the angular roofs, the long staircase, a hundred lofts, and sixty doors, the whitewashed clock tower with its three hundred steps, the oaks of the roofs covered with slates and lead, forming twelve great ridges or crests, and the skilful carving of saddle pommels on the ridges, the glass showing towards Cader Idris, the hall, the parlours and the chambers, and the portals." Don't forget the cellars!
"In 1293, the largest township in terms of population was Nannau, covering a compact area of some eighteen square miles between the Afon Mawddach to the west and north, and the Afon Wnion to the south, while its eastern limits lay in the upland margins of Penllyn. The township was all the more remarkable because it was occupied by only one free gwelygordd or clan, rather than several, though the existence of at least 112 families by the close of the century suggests that the population increase that had occurred since the gwely foundation was partly the result of migration as well as natural increment, particularly since it is known from family pedigrees that Tyddyn Cefn Llanfair, situated between Foel Cynwch and Foel Offrwm, was the creation in the early Twelfth century of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, a direct descendant of the ruling house of Powys."
The present House on the site is the fifth to stand since 1100. The stateliest structure in all North Wales was burned to the ground by Owen Glydywr after it had stood for 300 years. A second House was built to replace that one and lasted until the late 1590s. A third House was built in the early 1600s and was the masterpiece of Hugh Nannau Hen. This House was destroyed possibly during the Cival War because a new House had to be built in 1693. The last House has stood for some 200+ years.
