Gogarth Abbey, Great Orme

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Gogarth Grange

In the community of Llandudno.
In the historic county of Caernarfonshire (Modern authority of Conwy, preserved county of Gwynedd).

Ruins of Bishop's Palace, not an abbey despite modern name. In use for short while. Plain masonry. Large hall 40' x 28', small other buildings. The land was gifted to the Lord Bishop Anian of Bangor by Edward I in 1284 for Crowning his son the first English Prince of Wales at Caernarfon. The Bishop built his Manor House here and became the Lord of the Manor of Gogarth. The quite extensive buildings were burnt down by Owain Glyndwr in C15 and were never restored.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry footings remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SH76058290

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 26529

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 813

• Web site links
  • http://www.llandudnohistoricalsociety.org.uk/index_000017.htm
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p642-3
    Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p169
    RCAHMW, 1960, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire Vol3 p112-3
    
• Journal Articles
  • Hague, D.B., 1956, Trans. Caern. Hist. Soc. Vol17 p9-22
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol? p13, 53