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Plas Newydd (Welsh for 'new hall') is a country house set in gardens, parkland and surrounding woodland on the north bank of the Menai Strait, in Llanddaniel Fab, near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales. The current building has its origins in 1470, and evolved over the centuries to become one of Anglesey's principal residences.
Plas Newydd Engraving of Plas Newydd in 1840, by W.L. Walton (fl. 1834–1855).. Plas Newydd (/ p l æ s ˈ n oʊ ɪ ð /, Welsh pronunciation: [ˈplaːs ˈnɛu̯ɨð]; "new hall" or "new mansion") is a historic house in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, and was the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, for nearly 50 years.
Capriccio is a large wall mural by the English painter Rex Whistler (1905–1944). It hangs in the dining room of Plas Newydd, the historic home of the Marquesses of Anglesey, now owned by the National Trust, which has views over the Menai Strait and the mountains of Snowdonia in North Wales.
Plas Newydd: Llandaniel Fab SH5208169588: 30 January 1968: House: Located 1.5km SW of Llanfairpwll on the A4080. Sited on an artificial terrace alongside the Menai Strait, overlooking the Snowdonia mountains to the E. [20] [21] 5462
In 2014, Llangollen, the Ladies and Plas Newydd were featured in the introductory sequence of the BBC property buying series Escape to the Country, series 22, episode 21, North Wales. [23] In February 2016, the Ladies of Llangollen were featured in episode 7 of series 3 of Mysteries at the Castle on the Travel Channel. [24]
Plas Newydd may refer to: Plas Newydd (Anglesey), a historic house and garden on Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom; Plas Newydd, Llangollen, ...
Plas Newydd, Anglesey, Wales [1] The Marquess of Milford Haven: The Earl of Carnarvon: Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England [2] The Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin in Pembroke: Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Scotland [3] The Earl of Denbigh and Desmond: Newnham Paddox, Warwickshire, England [4] The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
Bones were found here in 1754, and along with Plas Newydd Burial Chambers (AN005) it was included in the first Ancient Monuments Act in 1882. It was excavated by W J Hemp in 1929–35, and Neolithic pottery appeared to lie under and in front of the mound, suggesting a settlement predating its use as a burial site.