Bryn Bras Castle
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Bryn Bras Castle is a Grade II* Listed Building, located on the old road between Llanrug
and Llanberis
known locally as the Clegir road, in Caernarfon
, Gwynedd
.
The castle
is more of a country or stately home
than a traditional Welsh Castle
. The house was built between 1829 and 1835 by Thomas Hopper on the site of an earlier structure. The site of the first motorcycle Dragon rally
in 1962, the house has been converted into luxury holiday apartments.
Llanrug
Llanrug is a large village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon, 7 miles south of Bangor and 3 miles to the west of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon area of Gwynedd, Wales. The old name term of the village was initially...
and Llanberis
Llanberis
Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, lying on the southern banks of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia. It takes its name from Saint Peris, an early Welsh saint.According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llanberis was 1,954...
known locally as the Clegir road, in Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
.
The castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
is more of a country or stately home
Stately home
A stately home is a "great country house". It is thus a palatial great house or in some cases an updated castle, located in the British Isles, mostly built between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property...
than a traditional Welsh Castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
. The house was built between 1829 and 1835 by Thomas Hopper on the site of an earlier structure. The site of the first motorcycle Dragon rally
Dragon rally
The Dragon Rally is a motorcycle camping rally held annually in North Wales since 1962, making it one of the UK's longest running bike events. In the 1960s the attendance at the Dragon sometimes topped 3,000 riders"Dragon Plus" article in Motor Cycle, 13th February 1964, p195, more recently the...
in 1962, the house has been converted into luxury holiday apartments.