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Latitude: 53.3004 / 53°18'1"N
Longitude: -4.5954 / 4°35'43"W
OS Eastings: 227138
OS Northings: 381299
OS Grid: SH271812
Mapcode National: GBR HM0Z.KR1
Mapcode Global: WH42H.C9XQ
Plus Code: 9C5Q8C23+4R
Entry Name: Candle Tower and walls adjoining remains of Penrhos House
Listing Date: 22 February 1993
Last Amended: 30 June 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 5764
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300005764
Location: Located at the heart of the Penrhos Coastal Park at the SE end of Holy Island; reached by private driveway N of the A5(T) and c1.25km NNE of the N end of the Stanley Embankment. The Candle Tower and w
County: Isle of Anglesey
Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)
Community: Holyhead
Locality: Penrhos Coastal Park
Traditional County: Anglesey
The Penrhos estate was the principal seat on Holy Island and became the home of the Stanley family in 1763. Penrhos house was completely remodelled for John Thomas Stanley in early C19; the Candle Tower formed part of the service courtyard of the mansion, and is probably contemporary with this remodelling, built c1802-8, when turrets were known to have been added to Penrhos. The house became ruinous after 1945 and was later almost entirely demolished. The estate was bought by Anglesey Aluminium in 1969 and made into a country park in 1972. The estate buildings were being refurbished when inspected, May 1997.
Circular corner tower to wall screening service courtyard to the E side of the former mansion. Built of rubble masonry, walls are crenellated and the tower has battered base below a stringcourse. Dressed stone window surrounds including one lancet. Entered from terrace of the former house and with one floor internally. The attached walls run at right angles to the tower and, towards the farm to N, includes a cusped Gothic arch with similarly detailed bracketed slate sill.
Listed as a significant surviving element in the C19 layout at Penrhos, in the striking castellated style characteristic of the Penrhos estate buildings of this period.
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