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Bodysgallen Hall

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Bodysgallen Hall is a manor house in Conwy county borough, north Wales, near the village of Llanrhos. Since 2008 the house has been owned by The National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building, currently used as a hotel. This listed historical building derives primarily from the 17th century, and has several later additions. Bodysgallen was constructed as a tower house in the Middle Ages to serve as defensive support for nearby Conwy Castle. According to tradition, the site of Bodysgallen was the 5th century AD stronghold of Cadwallon Lawhir, King of Gwynedd,Rev. Robert Williams, The History and Antiquities of the Town of Aberconwy and its Neighbourhood, (1835) who had wide-ranging exploits as far as Northumberland. Read more on Wikipedia

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