A castle in Wales is on the market for £3.9 million.
According to Metro, one of Britain's youngest castles that is located in the rural area of Denbighshire, North Wales is up for grabs with the asking price of £3.9 million. Dubbed as Castell Gyrn, it looks like a 200-year-old fortress and comes with draught exclusion, underfloor heating and double glazing. One of the features that ancient or very old castles typically don't have. So the asking price is somehow a good deal.
Furthermore, unlike its counterparts, this young fortress offers modern amenities like a cinema room, a library and a butler's pantry. It also has provision for extension for other lavish facilities such as an infinity swimming pool. It stands four-story high. It has a 12-sided tower that has access to breathtaking views of the 48 acres of land, the Clwyd valley and Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
The castle was designed and built by architect John Taylor, after he was told by planners that he wasn't getting permission to build a house on that location. The family owned the land. It turns out that the planners were right after all. And as an added attraction, this intriguing property has a wooden dragon statue that guards the castle gates and breathes fire when someone pass through. The castle took four phases to complete. The construction started in 1977 and it was finished in 1994.
Initially, according to Metro, Taylor's proposal was not approved by the planners but he was given consent to build the castle by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect who made Portmeirion.
After Taylor died, the castle was bought by businessman Jeff Thompson with plans of generating income from it. Later on though, he and wife Jill decided to use it as their home. Now the castle is ready to change hands for an asking price of almost £4 million.